Names

Petro Kapshuchenko was a Ukrainian, Argentinean, and American sculptor, author of the monuments to Princess Olga and Metropolitan Vasyl (Lypkivsky) in South Bound Brook (USA), as well as numerous sculptural miniatures on Ukrainian historical themes.

Marcia Carolyn Kaptur is an American politician, the first ethnic Ukrainian woman in the U.S. Congress, a representative of the Democratic Party and the state of Ohio, and the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus co-chair. She is the longest-serving congresswoman in Congress (since 1983). Marcy Kaptur is the author of the book “Women of Congress: A Twentieth-century Odyssey” (Washington, DC: Women of Co

Nina Karavanska (née Strokata) was a Ukrainian microbiologist, dissident, co-founder of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, member of its Foreign Representation, and public figure who lived and worked in the United States.

Sviatoslav Karavansky was a Ukrainian linguist, translator, public and political figure, dissident, member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, and a long-term prisoner of Soviet camps; he lived and worked in the United States.

Volodymyr Kedrovsky was a military officer, public and political figure, colonel of the Ukrainian People’s Republic (UPR) army, head of the UPR Diplomatic Mission to Latvia, Estonia, and Finland, head of the Ukrainian Service of the Voice of America radio station; a representative of the second wave of emigration—lived and worked in Austria and the United States.

Lesia Khraplyva-Shchur is a Ukrainian writer, journalist, Plast activist and educator in the diaspora.

Stepan Khvylia was a Ukrainian-Australian artist and theater actor (lyric tenor), winner of the prestigious Australian Art Award from Macquarie University.

Robert Bohdan Klymasz was a Canadian folklorist of Ukrainian descent, public figure, and executive director of the Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre "Oseredok". He lives and works in Canada.

Helena Kolody was a Ukrainian-Brazilian poet and translator, author of several poetry collections, and a promoter of Ukrainian culture in Brazil.