Oleksa Hirnyk
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Oleksa Mykolajovych Hirnyk (Ukrainian: Олекса Миколайович Гiрник, Oleksa Mykolajovyč Hirnyk; 28 March 1912 – 21 January 1978) was a Ukrainian nationalist and Soviet dissident, an engineer by profession, who burned himself to death as an act of protest against Soviet suppression of the Ukrainian language (russification), culture and history.[1] The act was quickly covered up by the Soviet authorities and remained unknown to general populace for decades.[1]
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Oleksa Mykolajovych Hirnyk | |
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Олекса Миколайович Гiрник | |
Born | 28 March 1912 |
Died | 21 January 1978 (aged 65) |
Cause of death | self-immolation |
Awards | Hero of Ukraine |
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