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Oleksandr Volodarsky
Oleksandr Viktorovych Volodarsky (also known as Shiitman; born August 17, 1987, in Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian publicist, performance artist, and blogger. In the past, he was a left-libertarian political activist, a member of the independent student union "Direct Action (trade union), Direct Action", the "Autonomous Workers' Union" and the All-Ukrainian anarchist association "Libertarian Coordination". He is a programmer by profession. From 2002 to 2009 he studied in Germany and since November 2009 he has lived and worked in Kyiv. Action in front of the Verkhovna Rada Formerly active in LiveJournal (LJ), Volodarsky gained popularity after a performance on November 2, 2009, against the National Expert Commission of Ukraine on the Protection of Public Morality, National Expert Commission for the Protection of Morality, which the activist accused of censorship and attempts to restrict freedom of speech. During the performance, Oleksandr Volodarsky and his partner, who remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voroshilovgrad
Luhansk (, ; uk, Луганськ, ), also known as Lugansk (, ; russian: Луганск, ), is a city in what is internationally recognised as Ukraine, although it is administered by Russia as capital of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). As of 2021, the population was estimated to be 399,559, making Luhansk the most populous city in the region and the 12th largest in Ukraine. In 2001, nearly half of the population was ethnically Ukrainian, and 47% was ethnically Russian. Luhansk has been the capital and administrative center of Luhansk Oblast, although the Ukrainian administration was relocated to Sievierodonetsk when the War in Donbas broke out following the establishment of LPR. Etymology Luhansk was named after the Luhan River, which flows through the city. According to folk etymology, the name is also derived to the word "Luh" (Ukrainian: Луг), which means "meadow", referring to the floodplains around the river. History The city traces its history to 1795 when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
