‘Dii’ has selected outstanding Ukrainians for a new educational project: who won?
This was reported by Diya.
Two polls on outstanding Ukrainians attracted a total of 134,960 votes. Voting took place in two categories: ‘Ukrainians who have changed science and technology’ and ‘Ukrainians who have changed society and culture’.
Oleksandr Bohomolets won the first category. He received 13,131 votes out of 64,075.
In the second category, Olena Teliga was the winner. She received 14,946 votes out of 70,885.
The purpose of this vote
The winners will form part of a new educational project for schoolchildren. Their portraits, featuring QR codes, will be displayed in schools across Ukraine so that pupils can scan the codes and learn more about these people’s lives, discoveries and contributions to Ukrainian history.
Oleksandr Bohomolets was a pathophysiologist. He developed a serum that accelerated the healing of fractures and soft tissue.
Olena Teliga was a poet and an activist in the Ukrainian liberation movement. She headed the Writers’ Union in occupied Kyiv and was killed by the Nazis at Babyn Yar.
Who else made it into the top ten in science
In the category ‘Ukrainians who changed science and technology’, after Bohomolets, Sofiia Okunevska-Morachevska received the most votes — 10,198. Stepan Rudnytskyi came third with 8,530 votes.
The rest of the top ten were: Kateryna Yushchenko — 7,207 votes, Lyubomyr Romankiv — 5,233, Mykhailo Kravchuk — 3,011, Ivan Horbachevskyi — 2,976, Anatolii Skorokhod — 2,442, Heorhii Kistyakivskyi — 2,237, Mykola Pylchikov — 1,989.
Who were the leading figures in culture and society?
In the category ‘Ukrainians who changed society and culture’, Petro Mohyla came second after Olena Teliga. He received 14,740 votes, just 206 votes behind the winner.
The top ten also included Ihor Yukhnovskyi — 6,547 votes, Olena Stepaniv — 6,182, Arkhip Kuindzhi — 4,676, Milena Rudnytska with 4,146, Sofiia Rusova with 3,573, Agathangel Krymskyi with 3,559, Heorhii Narbut with 2,634, and Mykola Lukash with 2,310.
The project aims to bring the stories of Ukrainian scientists, artists, educators and public figures into the school environment. The idea is not just about portraits on the walls, but about enabling pupils to quickly access the story of a specific person via a QR code and learn about their contribution to science, culture, education or statehood.
‘Dii’ also announced that the submission form remains open. Ukrainians can send in suggestions as to who else should be included in future selections of portraits.
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