Prominent personalities

Ivan Kotlyarevsky - the pride of Ukraine. Without him, we do not have Taras Shevchenko, and without Shevchenko, will we exist in the world as a nation! 240 years ago, in August 9, Ivan was born in the family of Petr Kotlyarevsky, the Cossack of Reshetilovska hundred. He was destined to become an outstanding Ukrainian writer who for the first time in Ukraine through his works spoke to Ukrainian in their native language, starting a new era in Ukrainian literature.

On April 12, 1961 the first man flew into space. It was a citizen of the Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin.

The right to print the money is one of the attributes of statehood. The first state on the territory of today’s Ukraine – Kiev Rus – strengthened its sovereignty by minting its own coins in X-XI centuries.

Valentin P. Glushko was born in Odessa, September 2, 1908. In the 1919-1924 he studied at a vocational technical school. At the same time in 1920-1922 he studied at the Conservatoire to play a violin.

The history of humanity is comparable to the rapid flow of water, historical materials not stored by society or its individual personalities disappear like a fallen leaf that falls into this stream.

One hundred years ago, on April 22, 1908 Ivan Efremov paleontologist outstanding scientist and science fiction writer was born. Somebody, however, mentioned this event a year ago, because the writer in his youth to find work added some years to his age.

O. P. Skoblikov was one of the masters whose works added to the memory of eminent creators who had greatly contributed to science, education and culture of Ukraine.