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Thousands of Ukrainians were forced to seek a better fate abroad. But even in foreign countries, they remembered their origin and were able to impress the world with their talent.
Ukrainians held important government positions in foreign countries, conquered space and high fashion, starred in the best films and made important scientific discoveries for humanity.
It's no secret that Ukrainians are known all over the world as a freedom-loving and talented nation. This is proven by thousands of creative achievements of our writers, artists, artists... Some of them at one time were forced by life to seek a better fate abroad, some were born in another country, but have Ukrainian roots and are proud of it.
We bring to your attention an acquaintance with outstanding people of Ukrainian origin who did not shy away from their homeland and remember where they came from.
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Jan Koum ( born on February 24, 1976) is a Ukrainian-American billionaire businessman and computer programmer. He is the co-founder and former CEO of a very popular mobile messaging app. Can you guess which one?
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Andy Warhol was a successful magazine and ad illustrator. He ventured into a wide variety of art forms, including performance art, filmmaking, video installations and writing and controversially blurred the lines between fine art and mainstream aesthetics. Which art movement did he become a leader at the 1960s ?

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There are some famous Hollywood actors and actresses with Ukrainian roots. Match them with their characters.

Mila Kunis is one of the best-known Hollywood actresses born in Ukraine.


David Duchovny`s paternal grandfather was a Ukrainian who emigrated to the U.S. in the early 1920s from a small town called Berdychiv, some 180 kilometers from Kyiv.


Canadian actress Katheryn Winnick also has Ukrainian roots. Her parents emigrated from Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region in the 1940s to escape from the persecution by the Soviet authorities. They first moved to Germany and later to Canada where Winnick was born.

Olga Kurylenko was born in the Ukrainian port city of Berdyansk.Kurylenko has appeared at the covers of popular fashion magazines including “Vogue” and “Elle.” As an actress she became world-known in 2007.

Dustin Hoffman’s grandparents on the father’s side emigrated to Chicago from the Ukrainian city of Bila Tserkva.


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Steven Spielberg is one of the world’s most known film directors Steven Spielberg also has Ukrainian roots — the director says his ancestors emigrated to the U.S. from Odesa and Kamianets-Podilskyi. Please, found the screen -short from one of his well- known film "Taxi"

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Serge Lifar was a Ukrainian dancer and a choreographer, a director, a writer, atheoretician about dance, and a collector. Which dance genre was he famous for?

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One of the world’s most famous musicians, Lenny Kravitz, is partly Ukrainian as well. His grandfather on his father’s side was a Ukrainian citizen, who lived in Kyiv and emigrated to the U.S. He has status as second cousin of Al Roker.

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Listen to the melody and choose in which modern series you can hear it?
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Sylvester Stallone has a connection to Ukraine. Relatives on his maternal side lived in one of the regional center of Ukraine. Mark this city on the map.

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Kvitka "Kacey" Cisyk was an American coloratura soprano of Ukrainian ethnicity. Cisyk, a classically trained opera singer, achieved success in four musical genres: popular music, classical opera, Ukrainian folk music and commercial jingles for radio and TV advertisements.

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Milla Jovovich is an Ukrainian-born American actress, supermodel, musician, and fashion designer,known for being Alice in the Resident Evil movies. She was born in Kiev to a Montenegro father and Ukraine mother. Jovovich became an American citizen in 1994.

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