У польському Холмі відзначили 160-річчя народження Михайла Грушевського

30.09.2026, 10:38◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

У польському Холмі відбулися заходи з нагоди 160-річчя від дня народження видатного українського державного діяча, голови Української Центральної Ради Михайла Грушевського. — Укрінформ.

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У польському Холмі відзначили 160-річчя народження Михайла Грушевського

Representatives of the Ukrainian and Polish central and local authorities, diplomats, representatives of the Ukrainian minority in the Republic of Poland, numerous guests from Ukraine took part in the celebrations, Ukrinform correspondent reports.

As the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland Vasyl Bodnar noted in a comment to the agency, the commemorationof Hrushevsky is symbolically taking place in the city where he was born. This event brought together a large Ukrainian community from both states.

Bodnar stressed that more than 100 years ago, such prominent figures as Hrushevsky created the Ukrainian state, and the current generation of Ukrainians will defend it.

Participants laid wreaths on a commemorative plaque in honor of Mykhailo Hrushevskyi in the central part of the Hill.

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The organizer of the celebrations was the Ukrainian Society in Lublin, co-organized by the Embassy of Ukraine in Poland, the Consulate General of Ukraine in Lublin, the Podlaski Scientific Institute, the Honorary Consuls of Ukraine in Holm and Przemysl, Institute of Ukrainian Archaeography and Source Studies named after M. Hrushevskyi of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ivan Krypyakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv Social and Cultural Society "Kholmshchyna" and others.

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The diplomat stressed that the outstanding statesman of the early 20th century contributed to the development of Ukrainian historical science, created for the benefit of wide and diverse approaches to history and, in fact, is the ancestor of the restoration of Ukrainian statehood.

According to the ambassador, honoring historical figures like Hrushevsky today should not be limited to celebrating round anniversaries.

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"Such persistence refutes many Russian myths and gives us inspiration today to continue the struggle for our independence, and also creates opportunities for a wider study of those pages of history that we do not yet know." said the diplomat.

At the end of the celebrations, a solemn concert was held with the participation of the Ukrainian Children and Youth Ensemble "Branch" from Cheremkha and the choir of the Cathedral Orthodox Parish of St. Ap.