“Independent Ukraine: From Idea to Action” — Mykola Mikhnovsky Across America
In June, the Glory UA team, together with historian Roman Koval, presented the English-language edition of Mykola Mikhnovsky’s seminal work Independent Ukraine. During the U.S. tour, we also showcased the work of the Glory UA Defense Cluster and presented friends of Ukraine with commemorative posters signed by Schweiger—the SIGNUM pilot who was the first to employ an FPV kamikaze drone in combat.
Chicago
- Presentations at the Ukrainian National Museum and events marking the 80th anniversary of the Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine (ODFFU).
- Interview for Ukrainian Independent Radio titled Independent Ukraine: From Idea to Action.
- Tribute to Hero of Ukraine Mykhailo Yavorskyi, a native of Chicago.
New Jersey (South Bound Brook) and New York
- Presentations at the Ukrainian History and Education Center and the Ukrainian National Association “Samopomich”.
- Meetings with representatives of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA), the Ukrainian community, and educational institutions.
- Roman Koval fulfilled his long-held dream of “paying tribute to the Heroes from his books” at the largest Ukrainian Pantheon in South Bound Brook.
Washington, D.C.
- Presentation of Independent Ukraine: From Idea to Action at the international conference Summit XIV: Ukraine’s Wartime Report Card.
- Olha Sydii participated in a panel on Ukrainian national identity, where she presented SIGNUM and the From Idea to Action initiative.
- The first overseas copies of the book were presented to Robert McConnell, co-founder and long-time president of the US-Ukraine Foundation; Herman Pirchner, President of the American Foreign Policy Council; and James Bezan, Member of the Parliament of Canada and Canada’s Shadow Minister for National Defence.
