Celebrities of Our Time
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Vinnytsia is rich in famous personalities. Some of them are known to everyone, while others have become successful abroad and remain unknown in their homeland. We present to you a TOP 7, which includes well-known people from Vinnytsia and the region, who are quite popular and successful nowadays.
The list includes pop-stars, actors, athletes, politicians who were born in Vinnytsia, or in the region.
Olia Poliakova
This famous Ukrainian singer was born in 1984 in Vinnytsia. She finished local school №13. The future super blonde also graduated with honor from Vinnytsia College of Culture and Arts qualified as a choral conductor. Today the star often recollects her Vinnytsia origin, especially, during the 1 + 1 Laugh League games.
Oleh Ivanytsia
A comedian from the Diesel Show project Oleg Ivanytsia is also originally from Vinnytsia region. The actor was born in 1979 in Khmelnyk. He graduated from the Institute of International Business at the Ternopil Academy and the Black Square Acting Studio. According to the showman, his brother and his family live in Vinnitsa, so he often visits the city.
Dmytro Shurov
Another famous musician from Vinnytsia is Dmytro Shurov. He was born in Vinnytsia on October 31, 1981, but spent most of his life abroad. Today he is developing a successful solo project Pianoboy. Previously, he was the pianist of such well-known bands as Ocean Elsa, Esthetic Education and Zemfira.
The music he wrote sounds in the films: "Hottabych," "Button" "Orangelove" "Servant of the People," and this is not a complete list. Today he lives with his family in Kyiv.
Serhii Badiuk
The well-known sportsman and actor Serhii Badiuk also comes from Vinnytsia region. He was born on July 3, 1970, in the village of Hybalivka, in Sharhorod district. He has appeared in such films as "Antikiller 3", "Gogol. The beginning”. He also acted in the Hollywood film Attrition with Stephen Seagal.
In 2013 the actor came to the celebration of Vinnytsia City Day, where he spoke Ukrainian and stated that he was proud to be from Vinnytsia.
Victor Broniuk
The famous singer and musician Victor Broniuk was born and lives in Vinnytsia. His first professions were a designer and a teacher of Art. He graduated from Vinnytsia Pedagogical University. In 2005 he created the TIK band, which has been very successful on the Ukrainian stage. He still lives and works in the city. On August 28, 2015 he was awarded the title "Honorary citizen of Vinnytsia".
Victoria Koblenko
Victoria Koblenko was born in Vinnytsia but nowadays she is known outside Ukraine. Victoria is a Dutch model, actress, TV presenter and columnist. She was born on December 19, 1980 in Vinnytsia. At the age of 13, her family moved to Holland and settled in Leiden, where Vika continued her studies. In addition to Russian and Ukrainian, she is fluent in Dutch, English, French and German.
She has appeared in Dutch television series and films. In 2004 she won the award for Best Actress at a Dutch Film Festival. The 2010 television series "The Sisters of Queens" earned her wide popularity.
Vitalii Sych
Former editor-in-chief of the Correspondent magazine, and now the head of the social-political weekly "New Time" Vitalii Sych was born in Vinnytsia in 1975. He graduated with honors from the Department of Foreign Languages of Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University, specializing in English and German. However, he decided against the teaching career. He worked as an assistant at the newspaper Kyiv Post. From 2003 to 2013 he headed one of the most popular magazines and information portals of Ukraine, Correspondent and later created the New Time. Today he lives and works in the capital.
Volodymyr Groysman
Volodymyr Groysman is the most famous politician from Vinnytsia.
From March 2006 until February 2014 Groysman was the Mayor of Vinnytsia. From then to November 2014, he held two concurrent positions as the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for Regional Policy and the Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine. Groysman's next post was the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, starting late November 2014 until being appointed Prime Minister. He occupied the post of Prime Minister till August 2019. he took part in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election as the leader of the party Ukrainian Strategy. However, his party failed to win any parliamentary seats.
Task 1. Answer the questions
Which person ________________
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became a journalist instead of becoming a teacher?
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appreciates the fact that he/she was born in Vinnytsia?
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graduated from a local university?
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is a member of a famous comedian group?
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currently resides in Vinnytsia?
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left Ukraine at teenage years?
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occupied top positions in the country?
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participated in local celebrations?
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prepared soundtracks for TV series?
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starred in a film with a world-famous actor?
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studied in western Ukraine?
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studied languages at the university?
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takes part in a famous humorous show on national TV channel?
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was an excellent student?
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was the winner of a foreign movie competition?