Lesya Ukrainka ( born Larysa Kosach ) 1871 – 1913 Ukrainian poetess and writer known for her resolute spirit and social commitment. Endure chains — it is a universal shame; forgetting them without breaking them is an even greater disgrace! Lesya Ukrainka Portrait of Lesya UkrainkaArtist: Anastasia Haidaenko Lesya’s life Read more
Viazovska Maryna (Born December 2, 1984) Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska is the second woman, after Maryam Mirzakhani, to receive the Fields Medal (2022) for her elegant solution to a part of Hilbert’s 18th problem — the problem of sphere packing in an eight-dimensional space. Portrait of Maryna Viazovska, 2023Artist: Olena Read more
Matviichuk Oleksandra (Born October 8, 1983) Oleksandra Matviichuk is a Ukrainian human rights advocate, laureate of the Vasyl Stus Prize and recipient of the ‘Defender of Democracy’ Award. She is the head of the organisation ‘Centre for Civil Liberties’, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. Her work Read more
Lyniv Oksana (1978) Ukrainian Conductor Portrait of Oksana Lyniv, 2023Designer: Tamara Chop Oksana Lyniv is a Ukrainian conductor and, since 2022 has served as the music director of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. She is first woman to be appointed as Head Conductor of the Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra in Read more
Stefanyshyn-Piper Heidemarie (Born in 1963) An American astronaut of Ukrainian-German heritage, Heidemarie participated in two space missions (2006, 2008), where she performed a range of technical tasks. She is notable for being the eighth woman to conduct a spacewalk and the first person of Ukrainian descent to do so. She Read more
Cisyk Kvitka April 4, 1953, Queens, New York March 29, 1998, Manhattan, New York A Ukrainian singer born in the U.S. to Ukrainian immigrants, Kvitka Cisyk dedicated her life to sharing Ukrainian music with the world. Her family had deep roots in Lviv’s intellectual circles, and her father was a Read more
Matviienko Nina October 10, 1947 – October 8, 2023, Kyiv Ukrainian singer and actress, celebrated as the People’s Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1985), recipient of the Taras Shevchenko State Prize (1988), and Hero of Ukraine. She was also a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine (1989). The Read more
Kostenko Lina (Born in 1930) Ukrainian poet, journalist, writer, publisher, and former Soviet dissident. Horrible words, when they are silent Lina Kostenko Portrait of Lina Kostenko Artist: Liliya Stadnik Portrait of Lina KostenkoDesigner: Oksana Kocherga A founder and leading representative of the Sixtiers poetry movement, Kostenko is celebrated as one of Read more
Mala Lyubov January 13, 1919, Kopani – April 14, 2003, Kharkiv Ukrainian scientist and doctor. Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR (1974), Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (1991), National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Department of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Experimental and Read more
Yushchenko Kateryna 1919 – 2001 Ukrainian scientist in cybernetics whose groundbreaking programming advancements outpaced those of her global peers, including England’s Dina Johnston—pioneer of software for the BBC, Royal Air Force, and British Railways; America’s Karen Jones, Cambridge’s first linguist-programmer; and Grace Hopper, inventor of COBOL and head of the Read more