Dissident and political prisoner Vasyl Ovsienko paid last respects in Kyiv. PHOTO On Friday, Kyiv said goodbye to dissident and Soviet political prisoner Vasyl Ovisenko, who died on 19 July at age 75 after a long illness. 4 026 6 Society
Ukrainian Insurgent Army member Vasyl Makukh set himself on fire on Khreshchatyk Nov. 5, 1968. PHOTO+VIDEO The Ukrainian dissident protested against the colonial subjugation of Ukraine, policy of Russification, and Soviet aggression in Czechoslovakia. 108 716 282 Society