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Famous people of culture and art

	Bilokur Kateryna Vasylivna (1900-1961) Master of folk decorative painting Amateur and folk arts of Bilokur Kateryna is the best of properties of the Ukrainian culture of the XXth century, her works have become a subject of study and investigation. In Yahotynsky museum of local lore and history two expositions of her pictorial and graphic heritage are represented, and in the State museum of Ukrainian folk decorative arts in Kyiv there is a “bilokurivsky” room with her best creative works.
	Boychuk Mykhaylo L’vovych (1882—1939) Boychuk Mykhaylo L’vovych Name of Mykhaylo Boychuk is related to the appearance of creative organization of monumental painters known as “boychukisty”. Just owning to boychukisty Ukraine has been recognized by the world culture in the 20-30s, numerous exhibitions with the participation of Mykhaylo Boychuk’s progenies, a great number of publications dedicated to the phenomenon of boychukism as an art testified it....
	Bortnyansky Dmytro Stepanovych (1751—1825) Bortnyansky Dmytro Stepanovych Bortnyansky was the first composer in Russian Empire whose musical compositions had been typed. Due to Bortnyansky the Petersburg courtier choir achieved a high level. Under his direction of the choir Bortnyansky had written many instrumental compositions, operas to the French libretto “Falcon” (1786), “Rival son” (1787), pastoral comedy “Signior’s holiday” (1786) and others.
	Vasylkivsky Serhiy Ivanovych (1854-1917) Vasylkivsky Serhiy Ivanovych Serhiy Vasylkivsky contributed to the formation of the historical situation and lyric and epic trend in the national paiting by his creative activity. the creative work direction of many generations of the Ukrainian painters had been determined owning to this trend..
	Veresay Ostap Mykytovych (1803-1890) Veresay Ostap Mykytovych Veresai, Ostap Mykytovych, b 1803 in Kalyuzhyntsi, Pryluka county, Poltava gubernia, d April 1890 in Sokyryntsi, Pryluka country, Poltava gubernia. Kobza player and singer (tenor). A peasant who became blind at the age of fourteen, he studied from 1818 with S. Koshovy and other kobzars. By the 1860s he was the most renowned performer of Ukrainian epic and historic songs.
	Volodymyr Horovyts (1903-1989) Volodymyr Horovyts World-famous pianist. Born in Kyiv in the family of employer engineer, grandson of Jewish philanthropist. A student of the Kyivan conservatoire, since student’s times became famous as a brilliant musician, toured on repeated occasions. Went to high school ?7. In 1925 emigrated since 1928 lived in the USA.
	Horska Alla (1929-1970) Horska Alla Alla Horska after graduating from Kyiv state arts institute at the beginning of the 60s joined to the process of national renaissance, which involved young generations of creative intellectuals of Kyiv by the beginning of the 1960s. In 1962 she was one of the organizers of the famous Creative Youth Club. Talented painter and very charming personality she became a leader of this movement. But her activity didn’t remain unnoticed: in 1970 mutilated body of Anna Horska had been found. Her assassination had never been detected officially.
	Dovzhenko Oleksandr Petrovych (1894-1956) Dovzhenko Oleksandr Petrovych Devoted and lavish love to his land, fatherland, his nation, kind, perceptible, wise attitude to living – those reference points, that give us the right answer, explaining eternal magic of Dovzhenko’s creation.

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	Zanjkovetska Mariya Kostyantynivna (1854-1934) Zanjkovetska Mariya Kostyantynivna Creative activity of Zanjkovetska was of great importance for national dramatic art formation and development, establishment of stage technique school for next generations of the Ukrainian artists. After the revolution Zanjkovetska took an active part in the establishment of new Ukrainian theater. She headed the National theater in Nizhyn. Together with Saksahansky she organized the National theater.
	Ivasyuk Volodymyr (03.03.1949 – 18.05.1979) Ivasyuk Volodymyr The work activity of Volodymyr Ivasyuk is remarkable by the fact that all his songs considered to be hitting and still touching upon the heart. People liked to sing his songs not only in Ukraine but also in the Soviet Union. He is the author of everlasting, tuneful “Chervona Ruta”.
	Karpenko-Karyy Ivan Karpovych (1845-1907) Karpenko-Karyy Ivan Karpovych Working on the stage since 1889 and up to the end of his life as a professional actor Ivan Karpovych Tobilevych (Karpenko-Karyy) created a number of unique scenic images which are considered to be real treasure of established by him realistic-everyday theater and starting conditions of modern theater formation. His theater palette had a wide range – from vivid comedy (Martyn Borulya, Tereshko Surma, Prokip Shkurat) to heroic and romantic images (Nazar Stodolya).
	Kozlovsky Ivan Semenovych (1900—1993) Kozlovsky Ivan Semenovych I.S.Kozlovsky is a great representative of the native vocal school. His voice was of mellow timbre and wide range. Emotionality, ease and affection of sound, skill of scenic impersonation was peculiar to him.
	Krychevsky Fedir Hryhorovych (1879-1947) Krychevsky Fedir Hryhorovych Fedir Krychevsky made an important contribution as a painter to the development of the Ukrainian art. Many first-priority Ukrainian artists obliged to him their creative rise. His pupils were such famous Ukrainian artists as Serhiy Hryhor’yev, Viktor Kostetsky, Hryhoriy Melikhov, Tetyana Yablonska, and Serhiy Otroshchenko. Fedir Krychevsky lived and created in two epoches, was influenced by various trends and directions but succeeded to create his own style in the art characterized by monumental and epic images.
	Kropyvnytsky Marko Lukych (1840-1910) Krychevsky Fedir Hryhorovych Fedir Krychevsky made an important contribution as a painter to the development of the Ukrainian art. Many first-priority Ukrainian artists obliged to him their creative rise. His pupils were such famous Ukrainian artists as Serhiy Hryhor’yev, Viktor Kostetsky, Hryhoriy Melikhov, Tetyana Yablonska, and Serhiy Otroshchenko. Fedir Krychevsky lived and created in two epoches, was influenced by various trends and directions but succeeded to create his own style in the art characterized by monumental and epic images.
	Krusheljnytska Solomiya Amvrosijivna (1872-1952) Krusheljnytska Solomiya Amvrosijivna Solomiya Krusheljnytska charmed all theatrical Europe by the end of the XIX – the beginning of the XX century. After her great success during concert tours in the South Africa the actress sang in Bergamo native town of famous composer G.Rossini, where she was invited on celebrations dedicated to 100 birthday of great Rossini.
	Leontovych Mykola Dmytrovych (1877—1921) Leontovych Mykola Dmytrovych The ground of musical heritage of Leontovych constitutes chorus miniatures – adaptation of Ukrainian songs that are considered to be splendid hitherto and still performed by all Ukrainian choruses in Ukraine and in diaspora as well. Among them “Shchedryk”, “Kozaka nesutj”, “Dudaryk”, “Iz-za hory snizhok letytj”, “Zhenchychok-brenchychok”, “Hayu, hayu zelen rozmayu” and many others. On the basis of Ukrainian national melodies Leontovych created original, distinctive chorus compositions, having interpreted them in detail and giving them a new sound.
	Lysenko Mykola Vitalijovych (1842-1912) Lysenko Mykola Vitalijovych Mykola Vitaliyovych Lysenko is a founder of the national musical and creative school. His contribution into the Ukrainian musical culture is really invaluable. For the first time he tried to sum up the great period of native music development on the ground of deep and detailed analysis of national life and creation.
	Murashko Oleksandr Oleksandrovych (1875-1919) Murashko Oleksandr Oleksandrovych One of the most prominent Ukrainian painters by the end of the XIX – the beginning of the XX century. The idea of his creative activity developed in the course of general development of the Ukrainian culture that after centuries of cultural slavery aspired to revive old traditions mainly the Ukrainian painting schools. Murashko took an active part owing to his creative activity and educational work in the national restoration of the Ukrainian State.
	Narbut Hryhorij Ivanovych (1886-1920) Narbut Hryhorij Ivanovych Creative work of Heorhij Narbut – is a bright page in the Ukrainian art. He is one of the greatest graphic artists of the present. He initiated his independent creative work under the influence of painters of the famous by the beginning of the century Russian Union “World of Art” members of which were O.Benua, M.Dobuzhynsky, M.Rerikh, O.Ostroumova-Lebedeva, I.Bilibin and others, Narbut had been educated by original master that created a school of his followers in the sphere of book art.
	Pryjmachenko Mariya (1909-1997) Pryjmachenko Mariya The greatest master of the Ukrainian fine arts of the middle of the XX century. The works of Mariya Pryjmachenko reflect people’s old legends and fantasy conceptions; raise the deepest layers of the national culture. Now and then images of Pryjmachenko described in the works of professional painters and graphic artists, engraved in mosaic, interpreted in folk art, inspired musicians and poets. It is quite difficult to mention all the capitals of Europe, Asia, Africa where her pictures had been exhibited and absolutely impossible to count up museums and private collections, which own invaluable works of M.Pryjmachenko..
	Revutsky Lev Mykolayovych (1889-1977) Revutsky Lev Mykolayovych Lev Mykolayovych Revutsky went down in history as a prominent composer, teacher, scientist, musical and public man. In each of these walks of life he takes his unique and noticeable place. Creative heritage of L.M.Revutsky had become a worthy continuation of the great work of his famous predecessors such as Lysenko, Stetsenko, Leontovych, Stepovyj.
	Solov’yanenko Anatoliy Borysovych (1932-1999) Solov’yanenko Anatoliy Borysovych Famous Azerbaijan singer Rashyd Bejbut, being delighted with the manner of singing of Solov’yanenko wrote: ”In the concert sang Anatolij Solov’yanenko with a resonant voice, whose surname corresponds to his singing.” Anatoliy Solov’yanenko is fairly considered to be the voice of Ukraine.
	Stupka Bohdan (27. 08. 1941) Stupka Bohdan National artist of Ukraine, National artist of the USSR, the National Prize laureate of Ukraine named after Taras Shevcheko, the State Prize laureate of the USSR, the Internatinal Prize laureate named after K.S.Stanislavsky (Russia), Independent critics Prize laureate “Crystal Turandot” (Moscow), Knight “For merits” II Degree, member of the Academy, founder of the Academy of arts of Ukraine.
	Uzhviy Nataliya Mykhaylivna (1898-1986) Uzhviy Nataliya Mykhaylivna Even unfavorable roles had been brightened up by Nataliya Mykolaylivna’s talent and heart, performed in unique interpretation and perceived in a new way. Many generations of talented artists were influenced and inspired by the actress.
	Yablonska Tetyana Nylivna (11.02.1917) Yablonska Tetyana Nylivna During her long creative life the famous painter born in 1917, organized above 30 exhibitions in Kyiv, Moscow, London, Budapest etc. Tetyana Yablonska is honoured with the National Painter Prize of the USSR and Ukraine, the State Prize laureate of the USSR and the Natioanl Prize laureate of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko. Her works are kept in Tretjyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the National Arts Museum of Ukraine and in private collections.
	Yaremchuk Nazariy (30.11.1951 – 30.06.1995) Yaremchuk Nazariy Nazariy Yaremchuk – voice and heart of the Ukrainian song. Nazariy Yaremchuk unfortunately lived a short life but had become a legend of the native art. People still remember Yaremchuk, born fifty years ago and revere his memory. The Ukrainian musical fame and hits, which outlived their creator, inseparably linked with his name.