Ukrainian woman at work. As seen by John Steinbeck and Robert Capa in 1946
"We went first to the fields where the women and the children were harvesting cucumbers. They were divided into battalions and...
In the 16th century a Ruthenian/Ukrainian woman was taken captive and brought to Istanbul...
Born in Ruthenia (now Rohatyn, Ukraine) to a Ruthenian Orthodox priest, she was captured by Crimean Tatars during a slave raid and eventually taken via the Crimean slave trade to Istanbul, the Ottoman capital. She...
Natalie Wood and Elizabeth Taylor, 1948
Natalia Zakharenko is the real name of this Hollywood star actress (“West Side Story” film had 11 Academy Award nominations). Her grandparents...
Ukrainian Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force credited for initiation of GPS: Michael...
But Yarymovych knew the idea of space-based navigation was beautiful; it just wasn’t being sold right. He went to his...
Meeting at the Elbe: Lt. William Robertson (U.S. Army) and Lt. Alexander Silvashko (First...
April 25, 1945, the day American troops and the troops of the First Ukrainian Front met at the Elbe River, near...
Bill Mosienko scored fastest hat trick in NHL history 23 March, 1952
Bill Mosienko (1921-1994) was a Ukrainian-Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for...
The founder of Geosynchronous Communications Satellite industry Joseph V. Charyk was born in Canada to a...
Joseph Vincent Charyk (September 9, 1920 – September 28, 2016) was widely credited as the founder of the geosynchronous communications satellite industry....
Ukrainians on Forbes ’30 Under 30 Europe’ List
https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/europe/entertainment/#7f066d4f4c9b https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/europe/sports-games/#251049081bb1 https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/europe/big-money/#4e0486145a07 https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/europe/technology/#2ef732f1702d
Chornobyl electrician Oleksander Lelechenko saved his younger colleagues from radiation exposure by walking through...
Lelechenko is a beautiful Ukrainian last name because it derives from the Ukrainian word leleka which in English means stork. Unfortunately, many popular accounts...
Oksana Baiul, the first Winter Olympic champion of independent Ukraine, 1994
Known as the “Swan of Odessa,” Baiul was one of the most graceful and artistically accomplished skaters in the history...
