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Oleksandr Petrovskyi
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Petrovskyi ( ka, ალექსანდრე ტომაზოვიჩ ნარეკლეშვილი, uk, Олександр Володимирович Петровський; born 9 June 1972, Rustavi, Georgian SSR) is a Ukrainian public person, entrepreneur, philanthropist. Delegate of the Unification council of the Eastern Orthodox churches of Ukraine in 2018. Early life Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Petrovskyi was born on 9 June 1972 in Rustavi, Georgia. Petrovskyi comes from the nobilitated Georgian family of Nareklishvili with Armenian roots. At a young age, he moved with his mother to Ukraine, to the city of Dnipro, where he took the surname of his stepfather - Petrovskyi. In the 1990s, he earned the title of Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine in judo, was involved in the development of martial sports in Dnipro, and took care of veterans of the Olympic movement. In 2003, he founded the International Charity Foundation "Solidarity" to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rustavi
Rustavi ( ka, რუსთავი ) is a city in the southeast of Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli and southeast of capital Tbilisi. It has a population of 130,100 (2021), making it the fourth most populous city in Georgia. Its economy is dominated by the Rustavi Metallurgical Plant. History Rustavi is one of the ancient towns of Georgia. The history of Rustavi has two phases: an early history from ancient times until the city was destroyed in the 13th century and modern history from the Soviet era to the present. Early history The foundation of Rustavi is dated from time immemorial. 11th-century Georgian chronicler, Leonti Mroveli in his work "''Georgian Chronicles''" connects foundation of the city to Kartlos, the eponymous ancestor of Georgians, whose wife have founded town along Kura river called Bostan-Kalaki ( lit. "''city of gardens''"). The same chronicler, who also worked on “''The life of the Kings''”, mentions the town Rustavi among those castles, which o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autocephaly Of The Orthodox Church Of Ukraine
On 5 January 2019, Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, signed the tomos that officially recognized and established the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and granted it autocephaly (self-governorship). The events immediately leading to the grant of autocephaly were: * On 11 October 2018, the synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate announced that it would "proceed to the granting of autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine", making it independent from the Russian Orthodox Church. * This decision led the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church to break communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate on 15 October 2018, which marked the beginning of the 2018 Moscow–Constantinople schism. * On 15 December 2018 a unification council founded the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. * On 5 January 2019, Patriarch Bartholomew signed the . Background The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople claims to be the foremost leader and international representative of the Eastern Orthodox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Philanthropists
Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainian culture * Ukrainian language, an East Slavic language, the native language of Ukrainians and the official state language of Ukraine * Ukrainian alphabet, a Ukrainian form of Cyrillic alphabet * Ukrainian cuisine See also * Languages of Ukraine * Name of Ukraine * Ukrainian Orthodox Church (other) * Ukrainians (other) * Ukraine (other) Ukraine is an Eastern European country. Ukraine, Ukraina or Ukrayina may also refer to: * before 20 century borderland region in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (later in Russian Partition and Austrian Partition) * Ukrainian People's Republic o ... * Ukraina (other) * Ukrainia (other) * {{disambiguation Language and nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Rustavi
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar time he legal time scale its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 - The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. * January 11 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a new constitutional governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Filaret (Denysenko)
Patriarch Filaret (secular name ''Mykhailo Antonovych Denysenko'', born 23 January 1929) is a Ukrainian religious leader, currently serving as the primate and Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine, that he left in 2019, views him as the Honorary Patriarch emeritus. He was a former Metropolitan of Kyiv of the Russian Orthodox Church (1966–1992). After joining the Kyiv Patriarchate, he was defrocked and in 1997 excommunicated by the ROC. On 11 October 2018, the Patriarchate of Constantinople reinstated him in church communion. However, while restored to the episcopate, the Ecumenical Patriarchate never recognised him as Patriarch and views him as the former Metropolitan of Kyiv. On 15 December 2018, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate united with the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and some members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (MP) into the Orthodox Church of Ukraine; the Ukrainian Orthod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Ukraine
The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, conducts negotiations and concludes international treaties. The president is directly elected by the citizens of Ukraine for a five-year term of office (whether the presidential election is early or scheduled), limited to two terms consecutively. The president's official residence is the Mariinskyi Palace, located in the Pechersk district of the capital Kyiv. Other official residences include the House with Chimaeras and the House of the Weeping Widow, which are used for official visits by foreign representatives. The Office of the President of Ukraine, unofficially known as "Bankova" in reference to the street it is located on, serves as the presidential office, advising the president in the domestic, foreign and legal matters. Since the of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Of Ivan Mazepa
The Cross of Ivan Mazepa ( uk, Хрест Івана Мазепи) is an award of the President of Ukraine. The Cross was instituted on March 26, 2009 by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko to honour citizens of Ukraine, foreign citizens or stateless persons for significant contribution to the revival of national, cultural, artistic, spiritual, architectural, military and historical heritage of Ukraine, for achievements in state, diplomatic, humanistic, scientific, educational and charitable activity. History of the award The Award of the President of Ukraine - the Cross of Ivan Mazepa was established by the Decree of the President of Ukraine V. Yushchenko on March 26, 2009. Provisions on distinction Citizens of Ukraine, foreigners and stateless persons can be awarded the Ivan Mazepa Cross. Ivan Mazepa was awarded the Cross by a decree of the President of Ukraine. Ivan Mazepa may be awarded the Cross posthumously. Ivan Mazepa will not be awarded the Cross again. Sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw Film Festival
Warsaw Film Festival ( pl, Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy, abbreviated as WFF) is an annual film festival held every October in Warsaw, Poland which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries from all around the world. The festival has been held every year since 1985. In 2008, it was recognized by FIAPF as a competitive film festival specialised in first and second features and films from Central and Eastern Europe. The festival is host to the International Federation of Film Critics awards for enterprising filmmaking in Central Europe and beyond (i.e. Denmark and Israel). The 38th edition will take place between 14 October to 23 October 2022. Festival Programmes The programme consists of the following sections: * The International Competition – premiering competition for international features * 1–2 Competition – for 1st and 2nd feature films * Free Spirit Competition – competition for independent, innovative, rebellious feature length fiction and documenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovo House
Slovo House is a 2017 Ukrainian documentary film directed by Taras Tomenko and written by Lyuba Yakimchuk. The Ukrainian premiere of the film took place on October 27, 2017, in Kharkiv. The film participated in the official competition program of the 33rd Warsaw International Film Festival in 2017. In 2018, the film won the Ukrainian National Film Award " Golden Dzyga" in the category " Best Documentary." Plot In the late 1920s, a house was built in Kharkiv, then the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, according to Stalin, especially for Ukrainian writers and other cultural figures of the USSR. It was designed by Kharkiv city architect Mykhailo Dashkevych. Everything was provided there for the convenience of residents - spacious bright rooms, high ceilings, large windows. They even built a park nearby so that those who lived there would have a place to relax. Sixty-four comfortable apartments, a dining room, a solarium, staff - a real paradise for writers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi Yitzchak Schneerson
Levi Yitzchak Schneerson (April 21, 1878 – August 9, 1944) was a Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi in Yekatrinoslav, Ukraine. He was the father of the seventh Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Early life Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was born on the 18th day of Nissan, 5638 (1878) in the town of Podrovnah (near Gomel) to Rabbi Baruch Schneur and Zelda Rachel Schneerson (nee Chaikin). His great-great-grandfather was the third Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn of Lubavitch. In 1900, Levi Yitzchak married Chana Yanovsky, whose father, Rabbi , was the Rabbi of the Ukrainian city of Nikolaiev. In 1902, their eldest son, Menachem Mendel was born. He was later to become the Rebbe of Lubavitch. Chief rabbi of Yekatrinoslav and Soviet persecution Schneerson lived in Nikolaiev until 1909, when he was appointed to serve as the Rabbi of Yekaterinoslav. In 1939 he was arrested by the communist regime for his fearless stance against the Party's efforts to er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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