Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
Ukrainian musician, vocalist, leader of the rock band "Okean Elzy", composer, public figure. Honoured Artist of Ukraine, People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 6th convocation (from 2007 to 2008). Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (2009).
He initiated and funded the installation of a monument to composer Volodymyr Ivasiuk in the centre of Lviv. On January 22, 2014, Vakarchuk called on Viktor Yanukovych to stop the bloodshed.
On October 29, 2018, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk stated that he could not stand aside and that if he had to limit his creative work in order to change the country together with everyone, he was ready to do so.
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