Ukrainian World Congress motto and commemoration of historical dates in 2016  

The Ukrainian World Congress calls upon the global Ukrainian community to further its activities in 2016 under the motto:

“Glory to Ukraine! – Glory to Heroes!”

The Ukrainian World Congress also calls for the commemoration in 2016 of the following significant dates in the history of the Ukrainian nation:

• 25^th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine;
• 1000^th anniversary of the first legal code, Ruska Pravda, by Yaroslav the Wise;
• 150^th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Mykhailo Hrushevsky;
• 100^th anniversary of the death of Ivan Franko;
• 75^th anniversary of the Act proclaiming the restoration of the Ukrainian State on 30 June 1941;
• 75^th anniversary of the tragedy in Babyn Yar;
• 30^th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear catastrophe; and
• 20^th anniversary of the Constitution of Ukraine.