A message about a famous person in Donbass. Famous people of Donbass. Getmanova Alla Ivanovna

The most famous person in the city is its founder. Of course, outside of Ukraine, few people have heard of the industrialist, engineer, metallurgist, as well as the very first and main resident of Donetsk, John Hughes. But in Donbass this personality has been known to everyone since school. John Yuz founded a metallurgical plant and workers' settlement on the banks of the Kalmius River, called Yuzovka. Subsequently, the village turned into the city of Donetsk, which became one of the industrial centers of Russia and Ukraine. In Donetsk, the ruins of Yuz's house have been preserved and a monument to the famous founding father has been erected.

Sergto her Prokofiev

Sergto her Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev is one of the few world-famous musicians who became famous both as a composer and as a performer of his own works. Sergei Prokofiev comes from the village of Sontsovka, Bakhmut district, Yekaterinoslav province, which is now called the village of Krasnoye, Krasnoarmeysky district, Donetsk region. Sergei Prokofiev wrote his first opera at the age of 9, performed his first concert at the age of 17, and at 27 he was already touring Europe, America and Japan. You are probably familiar with his most striking musical works - the opera “War and Peace”, the ballets “Romeo and Juliet”, “Cinderella”. The monument to Sergei Prokofiev has not yet been erected, but city sculptors are already working on it.

Nikita Khrushchev is one of the few politicians whose name was heard throughout the world and about whom there is so little documentary evidence left. Khrushchev's fate was connected with Donbass for 20 years - Nikita Sergeevich began his career in Donetsk. They wanted to make a museum in the house where he once lived, but the building was demolished and the exhibits disappeared. All that remains is a memorial plaque on the building of DonNTU with the inscription that N.S. studied here. Khrushchev. Khrushchev's political figure is quite controversial. His most famous achievements are the debunking of the cult of Stalin and the rehabilitation of political prisoners of the USSR, the abolition of sectoral ministries, support for the space program and Yuri Gagarin's flight into space, the construction of the Berlin Wall, the anti-religious campaign and the popularization of abortion. The most famous expressions Nikita Khrushchev - “Politicians are all the same: they promise to build a bridge even where there are no rivers”, “We will show you Kuzka’s mother!”, “When a person eats, he becomes kinder” and many others.

LeonidBykov

LeonidBykov

Petya Mokin from “Tiger Tamer”, Maxim Perepelitsa, director, screenwriter and actor of the film “Only Old Men Go to Battle” - all this is Leonid Bykov, the favorite of millions of viewers throughout the USSR. Few people know, but Leonid Fedorovich Bykov is a native of the village of Znamenskoye, Donetsk region. Leonid Fedorovich is not only an Honored Artist of the RSFSR, but also National artist Ukrainian SSR. His roles and extraordinary directorial works left a bright mark on the history of Russian cinema.

Vitaly Starukhin is a favorite of football fans, a legend of Ukrainian football, one of the best forwards of Shakhtar Donetsk. Vitaly is a man with an unusual biography. He started playing football relatively late, but once he got to the big field, he made fast career. Vitaly played for the Stroitel club in Poltava, from where he was literally kidnapped by FC Shakhtar, and although the USSR Football Federation banned Starukhin from playing for the Donetsk club, he continued to perform under different names. Starukhin's legendary achievement is 26 goals scored during the USSR Championship. The Ukrainian forward was recognized as football player of the year. At the age of 35, Starukhin was forced to end his football career - Shakhtar refused his services in favor of younger athletes. Then Starukhin continued to work as a coach, inspector and participated in veterans' matches, where he scored goals no worse than when he was at the zenith of his glory.

(Born 1963)

This name is inscribed in golden letters in the history of athletics, because it was Sergei Bubka - the “bird man” - who set the world record in pole vaulting. He was the first athlete to jump higher than 6 meters, as well as the only athlete to hold both world records for indoor and indoor jumping. open spaces. Sergei Bubka received the title of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, became an Olympic champion, European champion, two-time USSR champion, six-time world champion, and winner of the World and European Cups in pole vaulting. IN total Sergei set 35 world records! Sergei Bubka was born in Lugansk, but serious training began for him in Donetsk, where at that time there were the best gyms and trainers. Today in Donetsk there is a “Sergei Bubka Club”, which annually holds international competitions “Pole Stars”, and near the regional sports complex “Olympic” there is a monument to the famous pole athlete.

(Born 1937)

The voice of this native of the Donetsk region is familiar to many from childhood. Joseph Davydovich Kobzon is not just a person, but a whole milestone in the history of Soviet and Russian stage. Famous performer, showman, deputy of the Russian State Duma, member of the board of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, member of the presidium public organization The National Health League considers Donetsk land its homeland. In Donetsk, a lifetime monument was erected to Joseph Davydovich on the square near the Youth Palace “Youth”. Joseph Kobzon is a pop record holder. He held a record number of concerts per day - 12, performed at the longest concert - 12 hours and 40 minutes, recorded about 3,000 songs, toured more than 100 countries around the world, was the first to negotiate with terrorists in Nord-Ost, became an honorary citizen of 29 CIS cities, and also entered the “Russian Book of Records” as the most titled artist.

(Born 1932)

A person's life can be extremely productive if he is accompanied by natural talent, determination and exceptional hard work. Grigory Vasilyevich Bondar is one of the most talented practitioners and theorists of surgery and oncology in the world. Grigory Vasilyevich published more than 700 scientific works and created more than 70 inventions in the field of medicine. He researches universal methods of surgical interventions for oncology. Today, Grigory Vasilyevich heads the department of oncology that he organized, performs more than 500 operations annually, is the general director of the Donetsk regional antitumor center, constantly conducts diagnostics, conducts active scientific and social activities. His awards include the title of Hero of Ukraine, Orders of Merit I and II degrees, the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology, the title of Honored Scientist of Ukraine, the Honorary Badge of the President of Ukraine and the Diploma of the European Parliament from Brussels.

(Born 1965)

A native Donetsk resident, Vadim Yakovlevich Pisarev, is known not only in Ukraine, but also far beyond its borders. Vadim Yakovlevich is a People's Artist of Ukraine and one of the brightest Ukrainian dancers, winner of many awards, including “Best Dancer of the World” - 1995, “Person of the Year in Ukraine” - 1996, honorary citizen of Donetsk, New Orleans and Baltimore. Since 1983, Vadim Yakovlevich has been a soloist in the Donetsk Ballet Troupe and actively took part in the most spectacular international festivals. Today Vadim Pisarev is better known as the organizer of the international festival “Stars of World Ballet,” which is held annually in Donetsk and attended by more than 300 outstanding ballet dancers from 25 countries. Finally, Vadim Yakovlevich is one of the most authoritative choreographers of our time.

(Born 1950)

Speaking about the most famous Donetsk residents, one cannot fail to mention the First Person of the State. Viktor Yanukovych is a well-known figure not only in the Ukrainian, but also in the world political arena. And this is another reason for Donetsk to be proud of the achievements of its fellow countrymen. Despite the fact that his first educational institution after school was an ordinary mining technical school, and his first profession was a worker at a metallurgical plant, Viktor Yanukovych managed to rise to the position general director industrial enterprise, and finish the two highest educational institutions, and receive an academic degree while already being a high-ranking official. In 2002, Yanukovych was appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine, and in 2010, in the second round of voting, he received a majority of votes. presidential elections. The main foreign policy achievements of Yanukovych as president include Russian-Ukrainian rapprochement, the direction of integration into European Union and the final refusal of Ukraine to join NATO.

Donbass has always been connected with Russia by thousands invisible threads, was considered a source of personnel for the country. And not only party and statesmen, generals, major economic leaders, but also outstanding cultural and artistic figures. Let's remember them - those who glorified our Fatherland throughout the world.

A genius on a cosmic scale

The most famous of our fellow countrymen, of course, is the brilliant composer Sergei Prokofiev. Born and raised in the village of Sontsovka (now Krasnoye) in the then Yekaterinoslav province. He graduated from the Conservatory in St. Petersburg and soon became not only a brilliant pianist and conductor, but also an innovative composer, one of the most popular in the 20th century, and in the 21st century too.
The author had the opportunity to participate in the creation of a memorial complex at small homeland Sergei Sergeevich, the museum and the world’s first monument to him, and then write the book “The Road to Prokofiev”, collect unique information about how the memory of our fellow countryman is immortalized.
Monuments to Prokofiev were erected in Moscow (two) and Chelyabinsk, as well as in Polish city Kielce; memorial plaques were unveiled in Moscow (two), St. Petersburg, Madrid and Nikopol; The name of the Donbass composer is given to a concert hall in Chelyabinsk, a conservatory in the Chilean city of Viñadel Mar, music schools in the Moscow region and Severodonetsk, and children's
music and art schools in Vladimir, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Orel, Rostov-on-Don, an opera house-studio in Moscow, streets in Paris, New York (there is also a public garden), Alma-Ata, Krasnodar, Minsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Stavropol, Sumy; The Prokofiev Festival takes place in China.

International Arts Center "Russian Symphony Orchestra" S. S. Prokofiev" was created in the Russian capital, international competition them. Prokofiev takes place in St. Petersburg. Ministry of Culture Russian Federation established scholarships for them. S. S. Prokofiev for students of higher musical educational institutions.
The Prokofiev Hall of the Central Museum of Musical Art of M. I. Glinka hosts concerts of the best performers of the music of the Donbass genius. Long years The waters of the Yenisei were plied by the double-deck passenger diesel-electric ship "Composer Prokofiev", and there are pleasure boats "Sergei Prokofiev" on the Black Sea and on the Dnieper.
The Aeroflot Airbus A319 plane bears the composer’s name, and on the planet closest to the Sun, Mercury, a crater is named after Prokofiev. Two museums of Sergei Sergeevich are open in Moscow - in Children's Music School No. 1 and in the apartment where he lived and died (Kamergersky lane, 6).
It is well known how the composer’s memory is immortalized in our Republic. The Donetsk Academy of Music and the College of Music, the concert hall and the academic symphony orchestra of the Republican Philharmonic, music schools, streets, the airport (unfortunately, now broken) are named after him; A music award was established. S. S. Prokofiev; the festivals “Prokofiev Spring” and “Young Musicians in the Homeland of S. S. Prokofiev”, art exhibitions, competitions and much more are held. This is only a partial list. I will add that work is currently underway to create a monument to the composer in Donetsk.

Father of Russian cinema
Donbass residents have made a significant contribution to domestic cinema. Retired Cossack officer, participant Russo-Japanese War Alexander Alekseevich Khanzhonkov started film distribution at the beginning of the 20th century, and then began making documentaries and feature films. He has established himself not only as an entrepreneur, but also as a talented film industry organizer, producer, director and screenwriter.
Films were released one after another: “Drama in a camp of gypsies near Moscow”, “Song about the merchant Kalashnikov”, “Vanka the Keymaker”. But the first full-length film in Russia, “The Defense of Sevastopol,” was a particular success. Khanzhonkov also directed the first cartoon, “Beautiful Lyukanida, or the War of the Mustache with the Horned Dogs,” as well as new documentaries, educational and propaganda films.
In 1917, Alexander Alekseevich founded the Yalta Film Studio, which still exists today. It was he who discovered the actors who thundered throughout Russian Empire: Vera Kholodnaya, Ivan Mozzhukhin, Vitold Polonsky.
Countrymen honor the memory of their famous countryman. In the village named after Khanzhonkov, a monument to Alexander Alekseevich was unveiled; In addition, a cultural center named after Khanzhonkova. Every year in August Makeyevka hosts “Days of Khanzhonkov at Home”. A monument to the father of Russian cinema was also opened in Rostov-on-Don in 2016.

Primorsky talents
The small homeland of the famous Soviet film director Leonid Lukov, who created the popular films “ Big life", "Two Fighters", "Alexander Parkhomenko", "Donetsk Miners", "Different Fates", became the seaside Mariupol. Now one of the cinemas there is named after Lukov.
The same city gave the world the famous cameraman and director Alexei Mishurin, who shot and directed the feature films “Makar Nechai”, “On a Long Voyage”, “Maksimka”, “Songs over the Dnieper”, “Young Years”, “Queen of the Gas Station”, “Star” ballet" and a number of others.
Natives of Mariupol are also the screenwriter of the films “Bumbarash”, “Weeds”, “Gypsy”, “There Beyond the River” and “Dudariki” Evgeniy Mitko, the author of “Little Vera” Vasily Pichul, the talented cameraman of the Central Television Yuriy Kovalenko, film actors, film experts and film critics. And in the 1970s–1980s, famous filmmakers came here every year to the film festival “Man of Labor on the Screen,” and meetings with actors, directors, and cameramen were held here. All cinemas in the city showed feature films and documentaries.

By the way, the festival was largely facilitated by the former director of the Builders' Palace of Culture, Evgeniy Stezhko, who also played in several feature films, including in famous painting “The meeting place cannot be changed.” Is it any wonder that in the center of Mariupol, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of Vladimir Vysotsky, the first monument to the poet, actor and musician in the CIS appeared.
The monument was created by two famous sculptors - Mariupol resident Efim Kharabet and Donetsk resident Yuri Baldin. A profile of Vysotsky in the image of Hamlet, cast in bronze, is located on a stone pedestal; there was also a sword, “fastidious horses” and a theater curtain. And the inscription on black granite: “Mariupol does not give its love to random people.”
The opening of this monument was attended by Taganka artists led by Yuri Lyubimov, who were touring in Mariupol. At the same time, a memorial plaque was installed on the building of the local cultural center “Iskra” in memory of the fact that in March 1973 Vladimir Semenovich performed on the local stage.

After 5 years, they decided to replace this monument with another, where Vysotsky appears in the image of Gleb Zheglov, and the first one was moved to another place. And now there are two monuments to Vysotsky in Mariupol.

Based on materials

Municipal preschool educational institution

Department of Education of the city of Shakhtersk

"Miner's Nursery - Garden No. 6"

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to carry out directly educational activities V senior group on the topic of:

« Famous people Donbass"

Prepared by:

Kochura Natalya Nikolaevna

"Famous people of my region"

Target: arouse children's interest and pride in famous people of Donbass.

introduce you to famous people of our region.

Develop cognitive interests and memory. Teach to rejoice in other people's successes and victories, to empathize with the losers.

Equipment: photo albums, video presentations.

Famous residents of Donetsk.

Live and work in Donetsk beautiful people, with their joys and problems - great workers and incorrigible dreamers. There is a special feature in Donetsk characters that cannot be ignored. This is durability, like that of first-class steel, which neither bends nor cracks. Only on Donetsk soil were they able to strengthen their character and reveal the full power of their talent, the world-famous “golden voice” of Ukraine Anatoly Solovyanenko, the “bird man” Sergei Bubka and the holder of the title “Dancer of the World” Vadim Pisarev. The Donetsk region has become the homeland for many prominent figures in culture, sports, and medicine. Among them: the great composer Sergei Prokofiev, artist Arkhip Kuindzhi, polar explorer Georgy Sedov, founder of Russian cinema Alexander Khanzhonkov, poets Vasily Stus and Vladimir Sosyura, writers P. Baidebur and I. Kostyr, oncologist Grigory Bondar and many other equally outstanding people.

Nonna Mordyukova

"Cossack woman from Donbass" (1925-2008, Konstantinovka village)
The first beauty of the Soviet screen often called herself a Kuban Cossack. In fact, the actress was born not in Kuban, but in the village of Konstantinovka, Donetsk region. A few years later, Nonna’s family moved to Krasnodar region. In the village of Glafirovka, Nonna’s mother held the position of chairman of the collective farm. Nonna Mordyukova’s childhood dream was to act in films. But before it comes true, Nonna’s family will survive the war. The Mordyukovs learned from their own experience what occupation was, constant moving from one city to another... When peacetime came, Nonna Mordyukova began to make her childhood dream come true. Fame came to her while still studying at VGIK. She was cast for the role of Ulyana Gromova in the film “Young Guard”. After this film, the actress not only woke up famous, she was awarded the Stalin Prize for her role. At VGIK, the actress not only learned the basics of her profession. While studying at the university, she met her future husband, Vyacheslav Tikhonov.

Anatoly Solovyanenko

"Golden-voiced university teacher" (1932-1999, Donetsk)
The future opera singer graduated from the Donetsk Polytechnic Institute, then worked there as a teacher at the department of engineering graphics. Maybe the world would never have heard the magnificent voice of Anatoly Solovyanenko if the young man had not started taking vocal lessons from the famous teacher Alexander Korobeichenko. In 1962, Solovyanenko, as part of the Donetsk delegation, went to Kyiv for a creative report. His performance created such a sensation that after the audition, Solovyanenko was accepted into the troupe of the Kyiv Opera House. This was an unprecedented case, because the golden-voiced Donetsk resident had no musical education at that time. For two years, Solovyanenko completed an internship at La Scala. He was invited to perform on the world's best stages. In Donetsk, the Opera and Ballet Theater is named in his honor. Near the theater building there is a monument to Anatoly Solovyanenko, whom Donetsk residents nicknamed “Golden Boy”.

Arkhip Kuindzhi

"Alchemist of Color" (1842-1910, Mariupol)

Arkhip Kuindzhi was born into the family of a poor Greek shoemaker. The surname, which means “goldsmith” in translation from Tatar, is an inheritance from his grandfather. Having lost his parents early, Arkhip earned his own bread: shepherded geese, served for a church construction contractor, then for a grain merchant, then attended the city school for some time. WITH early childhood Kuindzhi loved to draw. His first paintings were painted on walls, fences and scraps of paper. Growing up, he worked as a retoucher for photographers in Mariupol, Odessa and St. Petersburg. Arkhip Kuindzhi’s dream was to enter the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, but he failed the exams several times. It is unlikely that Kuindzhi would have believed then that he would become a professor at this academy. Kuindzhi became a real alchemist of color. He perfectly mastered the technique of color, coloring and halftones. In a number of his paintings, the colors have a special glow and do not fade to this day. The secret of the great landscape painter has not yet been solved. Tretyakov himself bought his paintings, and his colleague Ilya Repin admired Kuindzhi’s talent: “The illusion of light was his god, and there was no artist equal to him in achieving this miracle of painting.”

Joseph Kobzon

“The Man Who Sang “Victory Day”” (1937, Chasov Yar)
Just before the war, the Kobzon family moved to Lvov. From there, the father went to the front as a political instructor, and the mother with three children, grandmother and disabled brother were evacuated to Uzbekistan. Their final destination was the city of Yangiyul, near Tashkent. In 1944, Joseph Kobzon and his family returned to Ukraine, to the city of Kramatorsk. In Donetsk in 2003, a monument to Joseph Kobzon was erected. By the way, the singer was initially against this idea. He laid out his destiny from songs that became fateful for great country THE USSR. It was he who sang the legendary “Victory Day” and “Don’t think down on the seconds.” He forever took the place of the patriarch of the Soviet stage. Every concert ended with Kobzon. He went on stage, stood in his “signature” pose and sang. His authority on the musical, and not only the musical Olympus, still remains unattainable. The willpower of this man is amazing. Overcoming a fatal illness, he already appeared on stage once. And the scene healed him. Several years ago, during his tour, he gave an amazing concert in Donetsk. It turned out that all generations know these songs. The audience stood up and sang along with Yesya. And “Dark-skinned woman”, and “Hava nagilu”, and “My dear mother”. True son Donbass - without nationality, with love for the Motherland.

Sergei Bubka (born 1963)

This name is written in golden letters in the history of athletics. After all, it was Sergei Bubka – the “bird man” – who set the world record in pole vaulting. He was the first athlete to jump higher than 6 meters, and also the only athlete to hold both world records for indoor and outdoor jumping. Sergei Bubka received the title of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, became an Olympic champion, European champion, two-time USSR champion, six-time world champion, and winner of the World and European Cups in pole vaulting. In total, Sergei set 35 world records! Sergei Bubka was born in Lugansk, but serious training began for him in Donetsk, where at that time there were the best gyms and trainers.

Today in Donetsk there is a “Sergei Bubka Club”, which annually holds international competitions “Pole Stars”, and near the regional sports complex “Olympic” there is a monument to the famous pole athlete.

LeonidBykov

"The People's Favorite" (1928, Znamenskoye village, Donetsk region)
One-year-old Leonid Bykov and his parents moved to the city of Kramatorsk, where a few years later he first appeared on the stage of the local Lenin Palace of Culture. He dreamed of becoming a pilot, but due to his short stature (136 cm) he was expelled from flight school. He will realize his dream of heaven years later, when he films “Only Old Men Go to Battle.” During Leonid Bykov's lifetime, the film about the second singing squadron will receive the most important prize - people's love. The film will be broken down into quotes, lines will be learned and, of course, “Darkie.” It seems incredible, but he failed miserably at the entrance exams to the Kyiv School of Actors. However, it is not in the Donetsk character to give up. Bykov went to enroll in Kharkov and was right. He starred in 22 films, and himself directed 4. Not many, but the main thing is not the quantity. He starred in the films “Volunteers”, “Maxim Perepelitsa”, “Alien Relatives”, “Aty-Bati, the Soldiers Came”, “Aleshkina’s Love”, etc., almost every role of his is iconic. When Bykov was 50 years old, he died in a car accident near Kiev. Anticipating his death, Leonid Bykov wrote in his will: “Just say goodbye and sing my favorite song - “Darkie.” Otherwise I will rise from the grave and leave you.”

Vadim Pisarev (born 1965)

A native Donetsk resident, Vadim Yakovlevich Pisarev, is known not only in Ukraine, but also far beyond its borders. Vadim Yakovlevich is a People's Artist of Ukraine and one of the brightest Ukrainian dancers, winner of many awards, including “Best Dancer of the World” - 1995, “Person of the Year in Ukraine” - 1996, honorary citizen of Donetsk, New Orleans and Baltimore. Since 1983, Vadim Yakovlevich has been a soloist in the Donetsk Ballet Troupe and actively took part in the most spectacular international festivals.

Today Vadim Pisarev is the artistic director of the Donetsk National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, the organizer of the international festival “Stars of World Ballet,” which is held annually in Donetsk and attended by more than 300 outstanding ballet dancers from 25 countries. Finally, Vadim Yakovlevich is one of the most authoritative choreographers of our time. .

Dmitry Khaladzhi

"The Hero from Donbass" (1979, Komsomolsk, Donetsk region)
He never ceases to amaze everyone with his records, which change all ideas about the capabilities of the human body. The achievements of Dmitry Khaladzhi were repeatedly recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. He lifted a hundred pounds of salt, an anvil was installed on his chest, on which a blacksmith worked, and trucks drove over his body. At the age of four, little Dima received a burn. 35% of the body surface was affected. Doctors forbade him even to do physical education at school. Looking now at Khalaji, the Guinness Book of Records record holder, it’s hard to believe it. Donetsk Hercules is currently actively touring. In the fall, a tour is planned as part of the Moscow circus troupe in Russian cities.

Ruslan Ponomarev

"The youngest king of chess" (1983, Gorlovka)
A brilliant chess player from Donbass. His mom was a teacher primary classes, my dad worked as an engineer at a car repair plant. He taught Ruslan to play chess when the boy was 5 years old. At the age of 9, at the qualifying tournament for the U12 Ukrainian Championship, Ruslan reached the final and became a first-class student. Interestingly, one of the games he won then still remains his fastest tournament victory. Ponomarev made a swift and brilliant career in the world of chess. In 1998, he became the youngest grandmaster in the world, and in 2002, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine. In the same year he became the youngest world chess champion (according to FIDE). "IN free time I read mostly detective stories. I listen to music according to my mood, I prefer symphonic music. My younger sister is indifferent to chess, but she is passionate about playing the violin and studies at a music school. And our mother is a romantic, a big lover fiction. It was her idea to name my sister and I Ruslan and Lyudmila - right after Pushkin,” the youngest chess king said in an interview.

Liliya Podkopaeva (born in 1978)

Answering questions from the media, who do you consider the pride of your city, 33% of Donetsk residents surveyed named athlete Sergei Bubka, 25% - businessman Rinat Akhmetov, Olympic champion Liliya Podkopaeva and the President of Ukraine received 13% of votes each.

Thanks to her talent and exceptional hard work, L. Podkopaeva became the owner of 45 gold, 21 silver and 14 bronze medals in international competitions alone, not counting national championships. 1995 - absolute world champion (Japan, Sabae), winner of the European Cup. 1996 - absolute European champion (Great Britain, Birmingham). 1996 - absolute champion of the Olympic Games (USA, Atlanta).

Vitaly Starukhin (1949-2000)

Vitaly Starukhin is a favorite of football fans, a legend of Ukrainian football, one of the best forwards of Shakhtar Donetsk. Vitaly is a man with an unusual biography. He started playing football relatively late, but once on the big field, he made a fast career. Vitaly played for the Stroitel club in Poltava, from where he was literally kidnapped by FC Shakhtar, and although the USSR Football Federation banned Starukhin from playing for the Donetsk club, he continued to perform under different names.

Starukhin’s legendary achievement is 26 goals scored during the USSR Championship. The Ukrainian forward was recognized as football player of the year. At the age of 35, Starukhin was forced to end his football career - Shakhtar refused his services in favor of younger athletes. Then Starukhin continued to work as a coach, inspector and participated in veterans' matches, where he scored goals no worse than when he was at the zenith of his glory.

In 2010, the society of waste heap specialists assigned the name of Vitaly Starukhin to one of the heaps of Donetsk near the Shakhtar stadium, and the Star of Vitaly Starukhin was installed on the Walk of Fame of Shakhtar near the Donbass Arena.

Georgy Beregovoy (1921-1995)

Georgy Timofeevich Coastal pilot-cosmonaut, twice hero Soviet Union. He received his first Star in the fiery year of 1944, and the second for his feat in mastering outer space. He spoke about himself very modestly: “I am a pilot. A man of the profession. It was as a pilot, as a private in my profession, that I had the opportunity to fight in the Patriotic War, test new aircraft in the post-war years, and participate in space exploration.” The title of one of Georgy Timofeevich’s autobiographical books, “Three Heights,” is very symbolic. Attack pilot, test pilot, cosmonaut - three goals that different time Our fellow countryman set before himself the three heights that he had mastered. Having become a lieutenant general of aviation, Beregovoi passed on his experience and knowledge to the young Argonauts of space for a long time, working as the head of the Cosmonaut Training Center.
Georgy Beregovoy never forgot about the earth, which gave him a ticket to heaven. He always returned with great joy to his beloved Donetsk region and supported his fellow countrymen.