Abstract. The editorial board of the journal Culture. Nation has decided to pay tribute to Iryna Farion and Andriy Parubiy — people who tragically perished for their convictions in life, which were dedicated to constant work for the benefit of the Ukrainian nation. Both made an immense contribution to the implementation of the Ukrainian language — the foundation of any nation — in the reality of modern life: Iryna Farion, as a professor and linguist, was a “tribune” and defender of her native language in Ukrainian society, while Andriy Parubiy, as the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, directly contributed to the adoption of laws that confirmed the status of Ukrainian as the sole state language. We also publish one of I. Farion’s striking articles and an annotation to this article.

Categories: Асобы, Асьвета, Зьнешнія адносіны, Мараль, Нацыя