We are from Ukraine. Stories of people the world admires

"We are from Ukraine" is a reprint in an updated design of journalist Ulyana Skitska's book " #Ours on the map of the world ".

Stories about extraordinary people are collected here: Ukrainians by origin or place of birth, people who were recognized by the whole world, who changed the course of history, whose achievements are surprising and impressive.

Among the heroes of the book are the well-known Solomiya Krushelnytska, Andy Vorgol, Sofia Yablonska, Kazimir Malevich, Igor Sikorsky, Maria Prymachenko. And there are those who will be a real discovery for readers: the Oscar-winning animator of the Disney studio Volodymyr Tytla; the talented geneticist who developed Darwin's theory, Teodoziy Dobzhanskyi; the scientist-mathematician, whose developments formed the basis of the world's first computer, Mykhailo Kravchuk; the daughter of a Lviv banker, who invented the working principle of Wi-Fi, Hedi Lamar; legendary NHL goalkeeper Terry Savchuk; Yuriy Knorozov, a native of Kharkiv who deciphered the Mayan script. These people are inspiring, and sometimes their biographies are so amazing that the thought arises: "This only happens in the movies."