- Petro Shelest
Petro Shelest was the First Secretary of the Communist party in the Ukrainian SSR, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and a deputy of the Supreme Soviet. Petro Shelest was born in a peasant Ukrainian family in a village near Kharkiv in 1908. In 1928 he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and in 1935 graduated from Mariupol' Metallurgical Institute. - Christian Rakovsky
Christian Rakovsky was a Bulgarian-born socialist revolutionary, a Bolshevik politician and Soviet diplomat; he was also noted as a journalist, physician, and essayist. Rakovsky's political career took him throughout the Balkans and into France and Imperial Russia; for part of his life, he was also a Romanian citizen. A lifelong collaborator of Leon Trotsky, he was a prominent activist of the Second International, … - Vasyl Stus
Vasyl Semenovych Stus (January 8 1938 - September 4 1985) was a Ukrainian poet and publicist, one of the most active members of Ukrainian dissident movement. For his political convictions, his works were banned by the Soviet regime and he spent 23 years (about a half of his life) in detention. - Vyacheslav Chornovil
Vyacheslav Chornovil (December 24, 1937 in Yerky, Katerynopilskyi Raion, Cherkasy Oblast - March 25, 1999, near Boryspil, Kiev Oblast) was a Ukrainian politician. A prominent Ukrainian dissident to the Soviet policies, he was arrested multiple times in the 1960s and 1970s for his political views. A long-time advocate of Ukrainian independence, he was one of the most prominent political figures of 1990s in newly independent Ukraine. - Vladimir Ivashko
Vladimir Antonovich Ivashko (1932-1994) was briefly the acting General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the period from August 24, 1991 to August 29, 1991. On August 24, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, and on August 29 the CPSU was suspended by the USSR Supreme Soviet. Ivashko briefly held the post of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukrainian SSR from June 4 through July 9, 1990. - Pavel Postyshev
Pavel Petrovich Postyshev (September 18, 1887 Ivanovo-Voznesensk - February 26, 1939, Kuibyshev) was a Soviet politician, seen as a man, who presented Soviet children with New Year tree in the Soviet Union and Russia and as one of the people responsible for the Holodomor. Postyshev was a member or Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party since 1904, then member of Communist Party (Bolshevik) in Siberia. - Larissa Latynina
Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (born December 27, 1934 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet gymnast who was the first female athlete to win nine Olympic golds. She still holds the record for being awarded the most Olympic medals at 18 (nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze). - Oleksandr Tkachenko
Oleksandr Mykolaiovych Tkachenko is a Ukrainian politician, a senior member of Ukrainian Parliament, currently elected by Communist Party list. Between July 7, 1998 and January 21, 2000 Tkachenko was the Chairman of the Parliament. Tkachenko was born on March 7, 1939 in Shpola, Cherkasy Oblast. In 1963 he graduated from Bila Tserkva Agriculture Institute. - Pavlo Tychyna
Pavlo Tychyna was a major Ukrainian poet. His initial work had strong connections to the symbolist literary movement, but his style transformed a number of times during his long career and frequently aped the acceptable socialist realism. His first works exploded onto the avant-garde Ukrainian scene with their colorful imagery and dynamic rhythms. - Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko ; born June 2, 1981 in Severodonezk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is currently the number one ranked Russian male tennis player, fifth in the world, and the winner of ten ATP singles titles. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semi-finals at the 2005 Roland Garros, 2006 US Open and again at the 2007 French Open. - Leonid Stadnyk
Leonid Stadnyk (born 1971 in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a controversial claimant to the status of the world's tallest living man. He is a certified veterinarian and veterinary surgeon and lives with his mother in the village of Podolyantsi, Ukraine. He claims to be tall, weighs about (April, 2004) but has stopped growing, because the tumor in his pituitary gland which caused him to grow so large has disappeared. - Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko
Vladimir Alexandrovich Antonov-Ovseenko (actual surname Ovseenko was a prominent Soviet Bolshevik leader and diplomat. Ethnically he was a Ukrainian, born in Chernihiv into an officer's family. In 1903, Antonov-Ovseenko joined the Menshevik party. During the Russian Revolution of 1905, he led an uprising in Novo-Alexandria in Poland and Sevastopol in the Crimea. He was subsequently arrested and sentenced to twenty years' exile in Siberia. - Fedor von Bock
Fedor von Bock (December 3, 1880 - May 4, 1945) was an officer in the German military from 1898 to 1942, attaining the rank of "Generalfeldmarschall" during World War 2. He served as the commander of Army Group North during the Invasion of Poland in 1939, commander of Army Group B during the Invasion of France in 1940, and later as the commander of Army Group Center during the attack on the Soviet Union in 1941; his final command was that of Army Group South in 1942. - Viktor Onopko
Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (born October 14, 1969 in Voroshilovgrad (currently Luhansk), Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian football defender, the all-time cap leader for the Russian national team. In his club career that started in 1988, Onopko played for Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow, Real Oviedo, Rayo Vallecano, and Alania Vladikavkaz. He most recently played for FC Saturn, from 2004 to 2006. Although he was eligible to play for Ukraine, … - Yevgeny Primakov
Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov is a Russian politician and a former Prime Minister of Russia. He was also the last Speaker of the Soviet of the Union of the Supreme Soviet, and the Russian Foreign Minister responsible for changing the foreign policy from largely unconditional support of the United States to a more nationalist defense of Russia's interests. Primakov was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR and grew up in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. - Georgi Beregovoi
Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on a single space mission, Soyuz 3. He joined the Soviet air force in 1941, and was soon assigned to a ground-attack unit flying the Ilyushin Il-2 "Shturmovik". He flew some 185 combat sorties during the course of World War II and rose quickly through the ranks, finishing the war as a Captain and Squadron Commander. He was decorated as Hero of the Soviet Union. - Kyrylo Fesenko
Kyrylo Fesenko (born December 24 1986, in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was drafted 38th overall in the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and then traded to the Utah Jazz. He is a 7'1" 270 lb center. - Oleg Antonov
Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (February 7, 1906 (Troitsy, Moscow province, Russian Empire) - April 4,1984,(Kiev, Ukrainian SSR)) was a Soviet aircraft designer and painter, the founder of Antonov ASTC, a world-famous aircraft company in Ukraine, later named after him. In 1930, Antonov graduated from the Kalinin Polytechnical Institute in Leningrad. In 1946, he was appointed head of the aircraft design bureau, that was later moved to Kiev. - Anatoliy Golitsyn
Anatoliy Mikhaylovich Golitsyn CBE (born August 25, 1926 in Piryatin, Ukrainian SSR) is a Soviet KGB defector and author of two books about long-term deception strategy of the KGB leadership. He supplied information about many important Soviet agents working in the West. He is an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and is now an American citizen. - Leonid Popov
Leonid Ivanovich Popov (born August 31, 1945) is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. Popov was born in Oleksandriia, Kirovograd Oblast, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970, and flew as Commander on Soyuz 35, Soyuz 40 and Soyuz T-7, logging 200 days, 14 hours, and 45 minutes in space before his retirement on June 13, 1987. Popov is married with two children. - Galina Chistyakova
Galina Dmitriyevna Chistyakova (born July 26, 1962 in Izmail, Ukrainian SSR) is a retired athlete who represented the USSR. She trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. Competing in long jump, Galina Chistyakova won the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the European Championships one year later. In 1988 she managed to win an Olympic bronze medal in Seoul as well as jumping 7.52 metres, the current world record for women. - Grigore Kotovski
Grigore Kotovski (mostly known under his Russified name, Grigori Ivanovich Kotovsky, ; born in Hînceşti, now in the Republic of Moldova; died August 6, 1925 in Birzula, now in Ukraine) was a Soviet military leader and Communist activist. A deserter from the Imperial Russian army, a convict in a "katorga" and a fugitive sentenced to death in 1916, Kotovski had begun resisting tsarist rule since 1902, leading two Moldovan rebellions in 1905 and 1915. - Yuri Malenchenko
Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko (born December 22, 1961 in Svitlovodsk, Kirovohrad Oblast of Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the following missions: #Soyuz TM-19 Commander 04.11.1994 - 125d 22h 53m #STS-106 Mission Specialist 20.09.2000 - 11d 19h 12m #Soyuz TMA-2 / ISS Expedition 7 Commander 28.10.2003 - 184d 22h 46m He became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August, 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, … - Alla Korot
Alla Korot (born November 1, 1970) is an American actress and dancer. Korot was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR to Elena and Alex Korot. Korot and her family immigrated to the United States in 1977, and she subsequently grew up in San Francisco. Before acting, she performed for Ballet Celeste International with her family for six years. After touring, the family settled in California, where Korot won the title of California Miss T.E.E.N. in 1987. - Ivan Kuchuhura Kucherenko
Ivan Iovych Kuchuhura-Kucherenko (July 7,1878—November 24, 1937 was a Ukrainian minstrel (kobzar) and one of the most talented kobzars of the early 20th century. For his artistry he was awarded the title "People's artist of Ukraine" in 1919 and later "People's Artist of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic" in 1926. - Alexander Medved
Alexander Medved (born September 16, 1937 in Belaya Tserkov, Ukrainian SSR) is a famous Soviet/Belarusian wrestler. He is considered by some to be the best freestyle wrestler of all time. He was the first person ever to win three gold medals in freestyle wrestling and as of 2005 he is still the only one to do so. FILA recognizes Medved as The Greatest Wrestler of the 20th Century in Freestyle (with Alexander Karelin being the greatest in Greco-Roman). - Vitaly Potapenko
Vitaly Mykolayovych Potapenko (born March 21 1975 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He played college basketball at Wright State University and was selected 12th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1996 NBA Draft. Nicknamed "The Ukraine Train", he has played for the Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics and the Seattle SuperSonics in his NBA career. - Oleksiy Pecherov
Oleksiy Pecherov (born December 8, 1985 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian basketball player. He stands at 6'11". The NBA's Washington Wizards drafted him with the 18th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. Oleksiy has played with Paris Basket Racing internationally. He may play in the NBA next year or remain in the European leagues, depending on whether or not the Wizards buy out his current contract. - Georgi Shonin
Georgi Stepanovich Shonin (August 3, 1935-April 7, 1997; born in Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast of Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission. Shonin was part of the original group of cosmonauts selected in 1960. He left the space programme in 1979 for medical reasons. He later worked as the director of a defence research institute. Shonin died of a heart attack in 1997. - Viktor Khryapa
Viktor Khryapa (pronounced vic-tor ka-RY-hap-pa) (born August 3 1982, in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Ukraine)) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player in the NBA. He was the 22nd overall selection of the 2004 NBA Draft, chosen by the New Jersey Nets and subsequently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. Then on June 28, 2006, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls along with Tyrus Thomas, … - Vasile Luca
Vasile Luca was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian and Soviet communist politician, a leading member of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) from 1945 and until his imprisonment in the 1950s. Noted for his activities in the Ukrainian SSR in 1940-1941, he sided with Ana Pauker during World War II, and returned to Romania to serve as the Minister of Finance and one of the most recognizable leaders of the Communist regime. - Leonid Zhabotinsky
Leonid Ivanovych Zhaboynsky (Ukrainian: Леонiд Iванович Жаботинський; born January 28, 1938 in village Uspenka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) was an outstanding Soviet weightlifter who set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class, and won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. Zhabotynsky, spent his childhood years in Kharkiv. - Yuri Onufrienko
Col. Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko is a Soviet/Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He is a veteran of two extended spaceflights, aboard the space station Mir in 1996 and aboard the International Space Station in 2001-2002. Born in Ryasne, Zolochiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. Graduated from the V.M. Komarov Eisk Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots in 1982 with a pilot-engineer's diploma and served as a pilot in the Soviet (later Russian) Air Force, … - Alexei Ponikarovsky
Alexei Ponikarovsky (born April 9, 1980 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, SU, now Ukraine) is a professional ice hockey player in the NHL. Since 1998 he has played left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their former AHL affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs. On June 7th, 2007 Ponikarovsky became a Canadian Citizen during a ceremony in Etobicoke, Ontario. - Sydir Kovpak
Sydir Artemovych Kovpak, June 7, 1887 - December 11, 1967) was a prominent Soviet partisan leader in Ukraine. Kovpak was born in a poor peasant family in Ukrainian village near Poltava (then of Russian Empire). For his military service in the World War I he was awarded two Crosses of St. George personally by the Emperor Nicholas II of Russia (an award for special military heroism). - Volodymyr Zatonsky
Volodymyr Zatonsky (Vladimir Petrovich Zatonsky) (July 27, 1888-July 29 1938) was Soviet politician, Communist Party activist, member of the Ukrainian SSR Academy of Sciences (since 1929). Zatonsky was born in the village of Lysets in of Ushitsy (Ushytsia) Uyezd, Podolia Governorate, Russia (now in Dunaevets Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine). He joined the RSDLP party, faction of Mensheviks, in 1905. In March 1917 he joined Bolsheviks. - Tetyana Yablonska
Tetyana Yablonska (February 11, 1917 – June 17, 2005) was a Ukrainian painter. Her early vital pictures are devoted to work and a life of Ukrainian people ("Bread", 1949). She has passed to generalizing images of the nature, differing a subtlety of plastic and color rhythms ("Anonymous heights", 1969; "Flax", 1977). Yablonska was born in Smolensk, Russia. She studied at the Kiev State Institute of Art (1941), the studio of Fedir Krychevsky. - Leonid Kadeniuk
Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk, born 28 January, 1951 in Klishkivtsi, Chernivetska oblast of the Ukrainian SSR) is the first and as of 2005 the only astronaut of independent Ukraine. He made his flight on NASA's Columbia in 1997 as part of the international mission STS-87. Kadeniuk holds the rank of Ukrainian Air Force Major General. Kadeniuk has been a career Soviet military pilot and cosmonaut since 1976. - Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub
(Marshal) Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub ((June 8, 1920 - August 12, 1991) was a Soviet hero military aviator of Ukrainian descent. He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on three occasions (February 4, 1944; August 19, 1944; August 18, 1945). He was born in the village of Obrazheyevka in Ukrainian SSR, the youngest of five children. After achieving excellent results at the Chuhuiv military aviation school, he stayed on as an instructor and trained many young Soviet pilots. - Vladimir Vasyutin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin(Russian:Влaдимиp Bлaдимиpoвич Bacиyтин),(March 8, 1952, Kharkov, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR - July 19, 2002) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1 1978 (TsPK-6). He retired on February 25 1986. Vasyutin was assigned to the TKS program for a new generation of manned military spacecraft that would be docked to the existing Salyut space stations.
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