Ukrainian Venezuelans are Venezuelans of Ukrainian heritage. The Ukrainian diaspora increased after 1945 due to a second wave of political emigrants. In the latter half of the 1940s and early 1950s, these Ukrainians were resettled in many different countries creating new Ukrainian settlements in Australia and Venezuela. In Venezuela the population is estimated to be around 10,000 Ukrainians.[1]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 10,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mainly Caracas and others. | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish (Venezuelan Spanish), Ukrainian | |
| Religion | |
| Mostly Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ukrainian diaspora, Ukrainian Brazilians, Ukrainian Argentines, Ukrainians in Mexico |
Notable people
edit- Ivan Belsky (1923-2003), painter and graphic artist.[2]
- Lya Imber, (Odesa, Ukraine, 1914 - Caracas, 1981), the first woman in Venezuela to obtain the degree of Doctor of Medicine (Paediatrics & Child Care Specialist) and the first female member of the board of the Medical School of the Federal District.
- Sofia Imber, journalist.
- Aniuska A. Kazandjian, botanist and university professor.
- Stefanía Fernández Krupij, beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 titles. She earned a Guinness record by being the first Miss Universe winner who was crowned by a compatriot.[3][4]
- Vasyl Krychevsky, was a painter, architect, art scholar, graphic artist, and master of applied art and decorative art.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ukrainian of Venezuela". Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Maldonado Bourgoin, Carlos. "Belsky, Iván". University of the Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Most consecutive wins of the Miss Universe contest. Community.guinnessworldrecords.com (2009-09-30). Retrieved on 2012-05-12.
- ^ Norma Jiménez Montealegre (August 23, 2009). "Stefanía Fernández gana el Miss Universo y Venezuela repite". El Universal (in Spanish). Caracas, Venezuela. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-24.