Mykhailo Horyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mykhailo Horyn

human rights activist

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1930

Place of Birth: Kniselo, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 13-Jan-2013

Profession: politician, human rights activist

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Mykhailo Mykolayovych Horyn (Ukrainian: ??????? ??????????? ??????) (born (1930-06-17)17 June 1930 in Kniselo, Lviv Oblast – died (2013-01-13)13 January 2013 in Lviv, Lviv Oblast) was a Ukrainian human rights activist and dissident.
He was a People's Deputy of the first convocation of the Verkhovna Rada from May 15, 1990 to May 10, 1994.
He played an important role in the country's struggle for independence.
Regarding Russian-Ukrainian relations he said: "Our historical mission is to be the doctor who will cure Russia of its imperial ambition.
Ukraine is a European power.
Russia is not.
It is a Eurasian power.
It is sitting on top of the Ural mountains looking East and trying to decide how to tackle its problems".His younger brother is Bohdan Horyn (b.
1936), also a Ukrainian human rights activist and Soviet dissident.