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The book provides brief information about prominent Ukrainians by place of birth and the most famous cultural and historical sites. There is also information about people who are not Ukrainians by birth, but whose lives are connected to Ukraine in various ways. For those interested in the history, geography, monuments and culture of Ukraine.

The reference book "Ukraine and Ukrainians" contains factual material on the history and culture of Ukraine.

Structure of the reference book:

List of abbreviations. List of abbreviations. Dictionary articles. Table of contents.

The information is compiled in accordance with the new administrative-territorial division of Ukraine. There are maps of oblasts with modern zoning, information on the number of settlements, ATCs and their centres, area and population (as of 2022). It contains information about the most important archaeological sites, biosphere reserves, castles, national parks, palaces, and manors, as well as photographs of the most famous objects. The book presents prominent figures of history and culture (science, literature, art, and sports) by their place of birth: in Ukraine or abroad. Some of these people were born on Ukrainian ethnic territory, for example, Mykhailo Hrushevsky and Mykhailo Verbytsky. Some of the proposed persons (Pylyp Orlyk, Volodymyr Vernadsky, Vasyl Herasymiuk, etc.) were born outside the ethnic borders of Ukraine. The directory also includes the names of people who are not of Ukrainian descent, but part of their lives is connected to Ukraine, such as: Sergei Parajanov, Mykola Amosov. And, for example, Kvitka Tsysyk was born and died outside of Ukraine, but her work is known and respected in Ukraine. All of them are described separately at the end of the guide.