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"Rivne Professional College of
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and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine"
This year, Ukraine celebrates the 33rd anniversary of the declaration of independence of Ukraine. Today, as for many centuries in a row, Ukraine is fighting for its right to independence with weapons, so this holiday is of great importance for all Ukrainians. The message contains several interesting facts about Independence Day and Ukraine that not everyone knows.
10 interesting facts about the independence of Ukraine
– On July 16, 1991, Ukraine's Independence Day was celebrated for the first time, later the date was moved to August 24.
– In the All-Ukrainian referendum, the people decided to declare the independence of the Ukrainian state. There was only one question on the ballot: “Do you confirm the Act of Proclamation of Independence of Ukraine?” More than 90% Ukrainians from all regions answered in favor.
– On the morning of August 23, 1991, a draft of the Act of Proclamation of Independence of Ukraine was written. The act was written by Leontiy Sandulyak and Levko Lukyanenko in a regular school notebook.
– On August 24, 1991, at an extraordinary extraordinary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR, 346 deputies voted for the independence of Ukraine.
– After the extraordinary session ended, the oppositionists performed the anthem of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen near the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada. The song was also picked up by people rallying on the streets.
– Vyacheslav Chornovil proposed to bring into the Verkhovna Rada the blue-and-yellow flag with which Ukrainians stood on the barricades near the Russian White House. Then the flag was raised above the dome of the parliament.
– On January 28, 1992, the National Flag of Ukraine was officially approved as the state symbol of independence.
– The first military parade dedicated to the Independence Day of Ukraine was held on August 24, 1994.
– Poland became the first country in the world to recognize the independence of Ukraine.
– The national currency of Ukraine was put into circulation on September 2, 1996.
Interesting facts about Ukraine
– Ukraine is the largest country by area in Eastern Europe.
– The first higher educational institution in Eastern Europe operated on the territory of Ukrainian lands – the Ostroh Academy, which was founded by Prince Kostyantyn-Vasyl of Ostroh in 1576.
– One of the oldest constitutions in Europe is the Ukrainian Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk, which was proclaimed in 1710. Currently, the original of the first page of the Constitution is stored in the National Archives of Sweden.
– In 1934, at the beauty of languages competition in Paris, the Ukrainian language was recognized as the best, most melodious, and richest in the world. It took second place after Italian.
– Ukrainians are the most singing nation in the world, having created about 200 thousand folk songs. No other nation in the world has so many songs. UNESCO has collected an amazing collection of Ukrainian folklore and songs of the peoples of the world. The Ukrainian fund has 15.5 thousand folk songs, the second place is taken by Italy, which has 6 thousand folk songs.
In 2021, the All-Ukrainian information and educational campaign «"30 iconic books of our Independence", which marked the most significant achievements of the Ukrainian nation in the history of its independence and identified the most significant Ukrainian books. We offer our users to browse the books from this list, which are in the collection of the library and information center. Let's pay due respect to our Ukrainian identity, let's read Ukrainian books!
Lyudmila BURYACHYNSKA,
Head of the BIC
