Write about the person you admire I'm Dasha and I'd like to share with you some information about Viacheslav Chornovil, the person I admire. Exam in Mind Level B2 Throughout our lives, we meet a tremendous number of people. Some of them disappoint us, while others open our eyes to new things. Fortunately, I have
Hryhorii Skovoroda, a Symbol of Ukrainian Philosophy Hi there! I'm Dasha and I come from Ukraine. Ukraine is a motherland to many talented people. There are outstanding Ukrainians who have achieved success and are appreciated in the whole world. The phrase "the world tried to catch me but failed” which has become popular worldwide, belongs
Olena Pchilka (1849-1930) Hi there! I'm Liza and today I'd like to share with you some information about Olena Pchilka, an outstanding Ukrainian woman, a publisher, writer, ethnographer, interpreter, and civil activist. Olha Drahomanova-Kosach, known by her literary name of Olena Pchilka, was born into a privileged family of landowners in Eastern Ukraine — a family
Eugene Paton, a scientist whom we take pride in One can name many outstanding scientists in Ukraine, but I'd like to tell about the man, whose name is known all over the world. This is Eugene Paton, an outstanding scientist in the field of bridge construction and welding, the founder of the Institute of Electric
Kateryna Bilokur, Ukrainian Folk Artist Read and speak Kateryna Bilokur is a self-taught master who worked in primitive art (Naïve Art or Primitivism style) and decorative folk painting and loved to paint flowers. Kateryna Bilokur painted flowers and fruits in gardens, orchards and fields; still lifes; and several portraits and self-portraits. Her paintings display originality, vivid coloring, and great
Prominent Ukrainian Scientist Yevhen Paton Yevhen Paton, a prominent Ukrainian scientist in the field of building bridges and welding, was born in a French town if Nice (ni:s) in 1870. He graduated from Polytechnical Institute in Dresden, and later - from the Institute of Engineers of Means of Communication in St. Petersburg. From 1904 till
Lina Kostenko Lina Kostenko Ukrainian poetess and writer, recipient of the Shevchenko Award (1987). Kostenko is a leading representative of Ukrainian poets of the sixties known as the Sixtiers. This group started publishing during the 1950s and reached its apex during the early 1960s. It was during the 1950s when Kostenko published her first poems in major
Princess Olha Princess Olha of Kyiv was the only woman among rulers of Kyivan Rus. Her life made one on the brightest pages of our history. She was a beautiful woman, a loving wife, a caring mother and an outstanding ruler. After the death of her husband, Prince Ihor, she ruled the country very successfully
Ivan Stepanovych Marchuk is a prominent Ukrainian artist. Ivan Marchuk is one of the few Ukrainian artists whose name is known even to people who are far from art. The painter is known all over the world - The British newspaper the Daily Telegraph once ranked him as one of the top 100 geniuses of today.
DR. BOHDAN HAWRYLYSHYN Bohdan Hawrylysyn was born on October 19, 1926, in Koropets village, Ternopil Oblast (at that time part of Poland). In 1930 his father bought 10 hectars of land between the town of Buchach and Zhyznomyr village, and built a house there. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn spent most of his childhood on his father's farm. For three years he
