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Ukrainian People

                 People in Ukraine are friendly, hospitable, well-educated, kind-hearted and hard-working individuals, many of them have brought significant contribution to the world many different fields, these may include athletics, art, theatre, literature, business, aeronautics, and academics, some famous Ukrainians include the writer Nikolai Gogol; the rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov; the aircraft designer Oleg Antonov; Igor Sikorsky, also Aircraft designer; the microbiologist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov; the educator Anton Makarenko; the ophthalmologist Vladimir Filatov; the famous actresses Milla Jovovich and Mila Kunis; Leonid Stadnyk, the world’s tallest man.

The Ukrainian culture is very interesting; they enjoy their culture in the form of traditional dances, many of them originated in rural Cossack villages, Ukrainian dances are energetic, fast-paced, and entertaining. Their most important holidays are Christmas, Easter, Green Sunday (Pentecost), New Year and Ivan Kupala Day (St John's Eve). The tradition of the Easter egg is thousands of years old in Ukraine; the art of the decorated egg is called pysanka.

 According to the data from the social scientists, the Ukrainian mentality shows thrift and persistence, mysticism and warmth, conservatism and quick understanding. We enjoy the life and worship the woman, respect the family and religious values. We are humane and sentimental, spiritual and a little bit playful... But if you ‘sting’ the Ukrainians we will protest with some minor dirty tricks. “If not to eat something then have a bite taken out of it” – it is the kind of Ukrainian revenge. There is one more saying about our famous national caution – “It's neither my headache nor my piece of cake!” However some jokers call the healthy Ukrainian indifference the “multiple views”. Whatever they call it, we live by the principle – «That is nothing to do with me if it does not touch me». Some analysts even compare the Ukrainians with the Buddhists. In point of fact: we are not aggressive, we do not contradict openly, and do not toy with the ideas of historical national suffering and we are resistant to the strokes of misfortune. And the main visions are clearly proclaimed in the Ukrainian anthem: “Our enemies will vanish like dew in the sun, and we too shall rule, brothers, in a free land of our own” – meaning we will wait for better and it will come for sure!

If to compare the Ukrainian mentality with our closest (historically, spiritually, geographically) neighbors – the Russian people – one should note that we are individualists. We postpone the public welfare to our own interests. That is why the Ukrainians are used to rely on themselves. However, we respect the state sovereignty and independence. That is why we react rather dramatically to any attempts of enslavement.

 · Interesting Facts on Ukraine →

· Ukrainian natural curiosity is shown in the educational drive. Almost 40% of Ukrainians have higher education. Our national ingenuity and quick wit proves the major physical law: noting disappears or is lost. Ukrainian intellect simply does not allow it! To make a rocket from the rusty nails – that’s the way we can do it! Everything should work, change into better one, and be settled, fixed up and adapted. As we are the practical and thrifty nation – why should we waste anything?

· Lively and quick-witted, optimistic and humorous, pragmatic and conflict-free, careful and curious – here we are, the Ukrainians! They say here: it takes long time to harness us but if we speed up – you would not stop us!