Valeriy Brezdenyuk

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Valery.

Valeriy Oleksandrovych Brezdenyuk (Ukrainian: Валерій Олександрович Брезденюк; 17 June 1963 – 18 February 2014) was a Ukrainian painter from Zhmerynka, Vinnytska Oblast,^[1][2] practicing paper marbling. He was killed during Euromaidan.

Hero of Ukraine Valeriy Brezdenyuk
Валерій Брезденюк
Born	(1963-06-17)17 June 1963 Zhmerynka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	18 February 2014(2014-02-18) (aged 50) Kyiv, Ukraine
Cause of death	Gunshot wound to the back (during Euromaidan)
Known for	Paper marbling, Heavenly Hundred

Biography

Brezdenyuk was an entrepreneur and owner of an internet cafe in the center of Zhmerynka. He was a painter practicing paper marbling Turkish ebru style. In 2013, Brezdenyuk was a finalist on "Ukraine's Got Talent" after winning his hometown's "Zhmerynka's got talent" contest.

He died on February 18, 2014, in Kyiv during the Euromaidan clashes with the police. He was shot in the back.^[3] Valeriy Brezdenyuk entered "UDAR" party in a few months before his death.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

• Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star (November 21, 2014, posthumously)^[4]