Mykhailo Horyn

Mykhailo Horyn
Mykhailo Horyn
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	Olha
Children	Oksana (b. 1964), Taras (b. 1972)
Occupation	Human rights activist, politician
Awards	Member of the Order of Liberty;

Mykhailo Mykolayovych Horyn (Template:Lang-uk) (born (1930-06-17)17 June 1930 in Kniselo, Lviv Oblast – died (2013-01-13)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.

References

^ 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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[1] Zakharov, Borys; Vasyl Ovsiienko. "The candle of Mykhailo Horyn died out". MAIDAN (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 January 2013.

[2] Eurasia Letter: Will Ukraine Return to Russia?, Eugene B. Rumer, Foreign Policy, 1994

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