Myroslav Popovich

A Ukrainian philosopher, academician, director of the H. S. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He was one of the members of the "First of December" initiative group. The outstanding scholar died on February 10, 2018, at the age of 87.

During his life, Popovych received many awards, including the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, the Order "For Intellectual Courage" and the Order of the "Legion of Honour". In 2001 he became a laureate of the Shevchenko Prize.