Oleksa Mykolayovych Hirnyk was a Ukrainian nationalist and Soviet dissident, an engineer by profession, who burned himself to death as an act of protest against Soviet suppression of the Ukrainian language (russification), culture and history.
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Jurij MuschketykAlso won Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State
Dmytro KiwaAlso won Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State
Oleksandr BilashAlso won Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State
Borys VoznytskyiAlso won Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State
Alexander ShalimovAlso won Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State
Lyubov MalaAlso won Hero of Ukraine, Order of the StateAbout this person
Oleksa Mykolayovych Hirnyk was a Ukrainian nationalist and Soviet dissident, an engineer by profession, who burned himself to death as an act of protest against Soviet suppression of the Ukrainian language (russification), culture and history. The act was quickly covered up by the Soviet authorities and remained unknown to general populace for decades.
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Activists
Type
Activist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1978 · aged 65
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