Mykhailo Horyn
Mykhailo Horyn | |
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| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mykhailo Mykolayovych Horyn 17 June 1930 Kniselo, Second Polish Republic |
| Died | 13 January 2013 (aged 82) Lviv, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | People's Movement of Ukraine |
| Spouse(s) | Olha |
| Children | Oksana (b. 1964), Taras (b. 1972) |
| Occupation | Human rights activist, politician |
| Awards |  Member of the Order of Liberty     |
Mykhailo Mykolayovych Horyn (Ukrainian: Михайло Миколайович Горинь) (born 17 June 1930 in Kniselo, Lviv Oblast – died 13 January 2013 in Lviv, Lviv Oblast)[1] was a Ukrainian human rights activist and dissident. He was a People's Deputy of the first convocation of the Verkhovna Rada from May 15, 1990 to May 10, 1994. He played an important role in the country's struggle for independence. Regarding Russian-Ukrainian relations he said: "Our historical mission is to be the doctor who will cure Russia of its imperial ambition. Ukraine is a European power. Russia is not. It is a Eurasian power. It is sitting on top of the Ural mountains looking East and trying to decide how to tackle its problems".[2]
His younger brother is Bohdan Horyn (b. 1936), also a Ukrainian human rights activist and Soviet dissident.
See also[edit]
- Ivan Drach, Ukrainian dissident
References[edit]
- ^ Zakharov, Borys; Vasyl Ovsiienko. "The candle of Mykhailo Horyn died out". MAIDAN (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ Eurasia Letter: Will Ukraine Return to Russia?, Eugene B. Rumer, Foreign Policy, 1994
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