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Konopnicka, Maria b. May 23, 1842 d. October 8, 1910
Author. She was a late 19th Century writer of novels, poetry, and essays who is considered representative of the "positivist" period in Polish literature. Her best known work was the poem "Rota" ("The Oath"), published in 1908; it was set to music, and considered for designation as the Polish national anthem. She also published several children's books. Her home is now a literary museum In 2002, she was honored with a Polish postage stamp. (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Lychakivskiy Cemetery, L'viv, L'vivs'ka, Ukraine
Kornilov, Vladimir Alekseyevich b. February 13, 1806 d. October 17, 1854
Rear-Admiral Vladimir Alekseyevich Kornilov. The memorial stone remains unrepaired after shell damage in World Warr II.
New St. Vladimir Cathedral, Sevastopol, City of Sevastopol, Ukraine
Kosenko, Victor Stepanovich b. September 23, 1896 d. October 2, 1938
Composer. An important Russian musician of the early Soviet period. His conservative but inventive style combined Classical form with Romantic expression, spiced with folk elements from Russia and Eastern Europe. Kosenko was born in St. Petersburg and raised in Warsaw. He studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory from 1915 to 1918 and was then active as a concert pianist and teacher. Most of his music was written in the liberal atmosphere the USSR enjoyed during the 1920s. Creative conflicts...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine
Kruszelnicka, Salomea b. September 23, 1872 d. November 16, 1952
Opera Singer. A noted dramatic soprano of early 20th Century Europe, she is remembered as an exponent of some of opera's most difficult roles. Raised in L'viv in what was then Polish Galicia, she initially studied in her native city and made her April 15, 1893, professional bow there as Leonora from Donizetti's "La Favorita" before moving on to Krakow; after appearing at Cremona in 1895 as Valentine in Meyerbeer's "Les Huguenots" and as the title lead of Puccini's "Manon Lescaut", Salomea...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Lychakivskiy Cemetery, L'viv, L'vivs'ka, Ukraine
Lazarev, Mikhail Petrovich d. 1851
Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev. The memorial stone remains unrepaired after shell damage in World Warr II.
New St. Vladimir Cathedral, Sevastopol, City of Sevastopol, Ukraine
Leontovych, Mykola b. December 1, 1877 d. January 23, 1921
Composer, Conductor, Teacher. His choral miniature "Shchedryk" is probably the most famous piece of music written by a Ukrainian. It is known in English-speaking countries as the Christmas classic "Carol of the Bells". Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych was born in Monastyrok, Ukraine, the son of a village priest. He studied at the seminary in Kamianets-Podilski (1892 to 1899), where he first developed his love of choral music, and earned a degree in choir conducting in St. Petersburg (1904)...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Leontovych Private Plot, Markovka, Vinnyts'ka, Ukraine
Lobanovsky, Valery b. January 6, 1939 d. May 13, 2002
Lobanovsky will go down in history as the most successful coach in Ukraine and the former Soviet Union for the past three decades. Led Dynamo Kiev to 5 league titles and 2 Cup Winners' Cups between 1974-1986. Guided Soviet Union to runners-up spot in 1988 European Championships. Returned to Kiev for 3rd spell and took them to 5 consecutive league titles 1997-2001. Became Ukraine coach in 1999, took Dynamo to the Champions' League semi-finals. (Bio by: Simon Bricklin)
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine
Lysenko, Mikola b. October 22, 1842 d. November 6, 1912
Composer, wrote the the first Ukrainian opera. The opera house in Kiev (where Stolypin q.v. was assasinated) is named after him.
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine
Memorial to WWII Soldiers
Memorial to WW2 Soldiers, Sebastopol.Sebastopol earned the distinction of being named a 'hero-city' for its defence against the German army.
Diorama, Sevastopol, City of Sevastopol, Ukraine
Menglis-Gairei II. d. 1739
One of the last Khans of the Crimea, a descendant of Genghis Khan.
Cemetery of the Khans, Bakhchisaray, Crimea Republic, Ukraine
Nachman, Rabbi b. 1772 d. 1810
Claimed by Martin Buber as 'the last Jewish mystic', Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (or Breslov) was the great-grandson of the founder of Hasidism, Rabbi Israel of Miedzyborz, the 'Baal Shem Tov' ('Master of the Good Name'). Nachman carried out his teaching by stories and parables, some of which were printed after his death and can be claimed as the starting point for modern Jewish literature. He taught that to die was no more significant than to move to another room; moreover, he undertook to...[Read More] (Bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: consumption.
Synagogue of the Breslover Hasidim, Uman', Cherkas'ka, Ukraine
Plot: Beneath the south wall
Nadenenko, Fyodor Nikolayevich b. February 26, 1902 d. December 2, 1963
Composer. Born in Kiev City Ukraine, he was an noted composer of Russian piano songs. His works are on permanent display at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine
Odessa Resistance Memorial
This resistance group was literally 'underground' based in a 1000 km. network of caves outside Odessa. The memorial, to those who died in the struggle,is in the caves. As the leaders of the group were Chekists (KGB) these caves were venerated during the Soviet period. However the recently published 'Mitrokhin Archives' demonstrate that the tale was not as heroic as was reported.
Limestone Caves, Odessa, Odes'ka, Ukraine
Piradov, Vladimir Yosifovich b. February 14, 1892 d. April 20, 1954
Chief conductor of the Kiev Opera House, and People's Artist of Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Conducted at Bolshoi Theatre Moscow and across the USSR. Died in hospital in unclarified circumstances following succesful operation for ulcer. (information kindly provided by his granddaughter, Ms. Baldin).
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine
Potemkin, Grigori Alexandrovich b. September 24, 1739 d. October 16, 1791
Russian General. He fulfilled Empress Catherine the Greats's dream of a colonized Crimea Peninsula, founding many towns, among them Kherson and Sevastopol. He participated in the coup in 1762 to place Catherine on the Russia throne. He later became commander-in-chief of the whole Russia army. Potemkin fought in the Russo-Turkish war(1787 to 1792). He died 40 miles from Jassy, Ukraine after eating a whole goose while with fever. Catherine II had Potemkin buried in Catherine catheral in Kherson...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank W Nichols)
Catherine Catheral, Sevastopol, City of Sevastopol, Ukraine
Plot: catheral
Protsyuk, Taras b. 1967 d. April 8, 2003
Photojournalist. The Ukranianian born Protsyuk worked as a cameraman for the Reuters News Agency at there Warsaw, Poland, bureau. He began his news career for Reuters in 1993, later covering stories from the war in Afghanistan on terrorism, to overthrowing and arrest of President Slobodan Milosevic on war crimes. He was killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2003, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, when a U.S. shell hit the side of the Palestine Hotel where he was staying. He was part of the 18-...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine
Rilsky, Maxim b. March 19, 1898 d. July 24, 1964
Prolific novelist of the Soviet era.
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine
Scherbitsky, Vladimir Vassilyevich b. February 17, 1918 d. February 16, 1990
First Secretary of Ukrainian Communist Party, the last Soviet leader of Ukraine.
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine
Shakhlin, Boris b. January 27, 1932 d. May 30, 2008
Olympic Athlete. Born in Ishim, Russia and later residing in Kiev, Ukraine, he was a gymnast and seven-time gold medalist (including six individual) in various competitions during the Olympic games of 1956, 1960 and 1964. His other career highlights include four-time Olympic silver medalist, two-time Olympic bronze medalist and six-time gold medalist during the World Championships. He was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2002. (Bio by: C.S.)
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine
Stetsenko, Kyrylo b. May 12, 1882 d. April 29, 1922
Composer, Conductor, Religious Figure. Considered one of the foremost Ukrainian composers of the 20th Century, and a key influence in his country's short-lived independence during the late 1910s. Kyrylo Hryhorovych Stetsenko was born in Kvitkiv and graduated from Kiev's Saint Sophia Seminary in 1903. He did not take holy orders but remained affiliated with the Orthodox Church as a teacher and choir director. Around this time he met the Ukraine's greatest contemporary musician, Mykola...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Saint Paraskeva Church, Vepryk, Kiev, City of Kiev, Ukraine
Plot: Churchyard

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