Day of Unity
Dear friends, on January 22 we celebrate a holiday of great significance for the Ukrainian people – citizens of Ukraine of various ethnic origins – Day of Unity of Ukraine. This holiday has been observed every year since 1999, on the day of the proclamation of the Act of Union of the People's Republic of Ukraine and the People's Republic of western Ukr
Dear friends, on January 22 we celebrate a holiday of great significance for the Ukrainian people – citizens of Ukraine of various ethnic origins – Day of Unity of Ukraine. This holiday has been observed every year since 1999, on the day of the proclamation of the Act of Union of the People's Republic of Ukraine and the People's Republic of western Ukraine, which took place in 1919.
The holiday was established in Ukraine “…in view of the great political and historical significance of the unification of the People's Republic of Ukraine and the People's Republic of western Ukraine for the creation of a single (unified) Ukrainian state…” in accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine “On the Day of Unity of Ukraine” of January 21, 1999, No. 42/99.
On this day it is also customary to recall another event that took place exactly a year earlier, on January 22, 1918 — the adoption of the IV Universal of the central Rada of Ukraine, which proclaimed the full independence of the People's Republic of Ukraine.
In honor of the Day of Unity, the Council of National Communities of Ukraine has scheduled a ceremonial event for January 22, 2022 (Saturday) from 12:00 to 14:00, which will consist of the following parts:
1. Greetings from the Chair of the Council of National Communities of Ukraine, honored worker of culture of Ukraine Ashot Avanesian, on the Day of Unity
2. Presentation by Serhii Pietkov, member of the Presidium of the Council of National Communities of Ukraine, with the report-presentation “Four capitals of ancient Rus”
3. Greetings, discussion and speeches by event participants.
Due to quarantine measures related to the spread of coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the event will be held in a mixed online and offline format.
— Online format – the ZOOM link will be posted on our Facebook pages later.
— Offline format – vul. Vasylia Tiutiunnyka, 5, Museum of the history of ethnic groups of Ukraine.
After the event ends, its video will be posted on the YouTube channel of the Council of National Communities of Ukraine.
Those wishing to give a presentation are asked to notify us by January 19, 2022 at the email address: radaspilnot@ukr.net or by phone +38 (073) 093-10-01 Aliona Serebriana, assistant to the Chair of the Council
