The Ukrainian World Congress congratulates all 2023 St. Volodymyr the Great Medal recipients! The Ukrainian World Congress presented awards for an exceptional contribution to the development of Ukrainian life in the diaspora and the development of Ukraine. The awarding ceremony took place during the XII Congress of the UWC.
In the collective nomination, the award went to the Association of Ukrainians in Poland Branch in Przemyśl and the Parliament of Estonia. Five politicians were also awarded – Borys Wrzesnewskyj from Canada, Marcy Kaptur from the United States of America, Pauline Latham from the United Kingdom, Chrystia Freeland from Canada, and Diana Varnaitė from Lithuania. Three global Ukrainian leaders were honored with the award posthumously.
See the full list of awardees:
1989-2023
Pedro Lylyk
Marko Pavlyshyn
Tatiana Zachariak
Michael Moravski
Meroslava Krevei
Emilio Gaudeda
Guto Pasko
Olena Koceva
Vasil Zhukivskyi
Victor Hetmanczuk
Mary Howika Pidkowich
Borys Wrzesnewskyj
Vlado Karešin
Vasyl Gedz
Olha Volkova
Alina Protsyk
Bogdan Ljutjuk
Tetyana Ivushkina
Parliament of Estonia
Okszana Golovko
Viktoria Ignacz
Tamara Pozdnyakova
Mykola Pavlyuk
Diana Varnaitė
Association of Ukrainians in Poland Branch in Przemyśl
Gheorghe Hleba
Nicolae-MiroslavPetretchi
Yuriy Chopyk
Pawlo Dlaboha
Marian Kosmirak
Mykhailo Kuziw
Petro Kuziw
Lessia Djakowska
Maria Finiw
Pauline Latham
Ihor Diaczun
Yuri Hreshchyshyn
Ihor Gawdiak (posthumously)
Rostyslav Khomiak (posthumously)
Dmitri Lecartev
Stefan Romaniw
Borys Wrzesnewskyj
Marcy Kaptur
Chrystia Freeland
Yaroslava Halyk (posthumously)
Tekla Yaworsky
Great Britain
Zenon Lastowecky
Iryna Terlecky
Herasimos-Nikolas Buhas
Tarmo Kruusimäe
Stephen Harper
Eugene Czolij
Anna Kisil
Ian Ihnatowycz
Valentina Kuryliw
Andrew Hladyshevsky
Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk
Maksym Masley
Maria Kret (posthumously)
Mykhailo Paripsa
Ivan Nalyvaiko
Leonid Tkachuk
Russian Federation
Valeriy Semenenko
Taras Dudko
Mikhailo Volyk
Metropolitan Adrian
John McCain (posthumously)
Sander Levin
Paula Dobriansky
Larisa Kyj
Roman Popadiuk
Oleh Turyk
Ihnats Ishtvanny
Dr. Ulana Suprun
Dr. Oksana Wynnyckyj-Yusypovych
Wira Lawrynenko (Hajdamacha)
Dr. Iryna Kluchkovska
Rev. Roman Mirchuk
Natalia Pasternak (posthumously)
Andrej Plenkovic
Slavko Burda
Switzerland
Andrey Lushnyck
Bozhenna Kovalenko
Michael Morawski
Great Britain
Fedir Kurlak
Gevorg Yeghiazaryan
Ruben Karaseferian
Romania Yavir
Raynell Andreychuk
Dr. Roman Serbyn
James Temerty
Dr. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn
Julian Kulas
Bohdan Futey
Ioannis Kazako
Victor Pedenko
Volodymyr Luciw
Askold Lozynskyj
Ivan Burtyk
John Yaremko
Maria Szkambara
Nadia Luciw
Jaroslav Sokolyk
Orysia Sushko
Ostap Hawaleshka
Bozhena Iwanusiw
Williaml Sametz
Stan Haba
Oleh Romanyhsyn
Viktor Chernishuk
Irena Petrulionienie
Natalia Shertvitienie
Luis Miguel de Matos Ribeiro
Ivan Pazun
Roman Varyvoda
Mykhailo Petruniak
Volodymyr Melnyk
Jaroszlava Hartyani
Natalia Drahomanova
Yuriy Kravchenko
Vira Zhueman
The Netherlands
Paul Hakkenes
Maria Mytrovych
Pavlo Dzul
Lidia Krushelnytska
Volodymyr Stoyko
Iroida Wynnyckyj
Oksana Sokolyk
John Gregorovich
Dr. Wasyl Veryha
Vasyl Yanishewsky
Lesia Khraplyva-Schur
Danylo Shumuk
Dr. Marusia Beck
Stepan Volkobecky
Wasyl Kolodchyn
Yaroslava Shafraniuk
Dr. Frank Martyniuk
Dr. Mykola Sukhoversky
Petro Jacyk
Yaroslav Skrypnyk
Wolodymyr Okipniuk
Leonid Kuchma
Valeriy Borzov
Lina Kostenko
Dr. Lev Dobriansky
Dr. Bohdan Shebunchak
Anna Kravchuk
Maria Khymynets
Dr. Theodosia Savytska
Sophie
Andrushkiw
Vera Mycio
Luba Biliovschuk
Dr. Wolodymyr Popovych
Dr. Yuri Sheveliov
Mykola Plaviuk
Dr. Petro Savaryn
Dr. Mykola Kushpeta
Zenon Duda
Dr. Danylo Husar Struk
Rev. Wasyl Kushnir
Joseph Lysohir
Ivan Bazarko
Hnat Bilynskyj
Dr. Lubomyr Vynar
Osyp Zinkevych
Germany
Antin Melnyk
Dr. Zenon and Nadia Matkiwskyj
Levko Lukianenko
Vyacheslav Chornovil
Ivan Drach
Dr. Serhiy Naklovych
Dr. Oleksander Zhupnyk
Dr. Alphonse Antoniuk
Volodymyr Maistrovych
Dionisiy Onushkevych
Dr. Evald Padoliak
Dr. Joseph Pochapskyj
Wasyl Boyko
Vira Vichymyshyn-Azhibert
Dr. Carlos Saúl Menem
Dr. Arturo Frondizi
Dr. Enrique Candia
Dr. Ricardo Levene (hijo)
Dr. Mariano Balanda
Gral. Pablo Skalany
Mykhailo Horyn
Paul Yuzyk
Michael Starchevskyj
Roy Romanow
Ray Hnatyshyn
Joe Clark
John Yaremko
Wasyl Kereluk
The medal was initiated in 1988, and the first recipients were awarded in 1989.
St. Volodymyr the Great Medal is the highest award of the UWC, which is presented for an exceptional contribution to the development of Ukrainian life in the diaspora and the development of Ukraine.
The UWC awards this medal to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the development of Ukrainian life in the diaspora and the development of Ukraine per the goals and objectives outlined in the UWC Charter. The St. Volodymyr the Great Medal will be awarded during the XII UWC Congress scheduled for October 19-23, 2023.
The medal, based on a silver piece from the time of Volodymyr the Great, was established in 1988. The medal is round with a trident on the front, and the inscriptions СВІТОВИЙ КОНҐРЕС УКРАЇНЦІВ and UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS surrounding it, and on the reverse is an image of St. Volodymyr the Great with the inscription КНЯЗЬ КИЇВСЬКОЇ ДЕРЖАВИ СВ. ВОЛОДИМИР ВЕЛИКИЙ (Prince of the Kyivan State St. Volodymyr the Great). The medal is made of silver with a gilded gold ring.
Criteria for the award is a significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian life in the diasporaand the nation building process of Ukraine in accordance with the goals and objectives of the UWCas specified in the UWC constitution.
UWC may awardindividuals who have made a significant contribution to the development of thediaspora and/or Ukraine.
