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Khrystyna Morkovnyk
Journalist
Our people are everywhere: Five Ukrainian IT geniuses who are changing the world
The hero of Notes of a Ukrainian Madman by Lina Kostenko lamented that sometimes there was no one to celebrate the New Year with, because all his fellow students were already working in Silicon Valley. We do not know for sure who exactly shareв the same desk with them and what heights they reached. However, 
compiled the stories of five Ukrainians from the IT industry, who can deservedly be considered geniuses.
Anniversary of the hryvnia: what happened to the Ukrainian currency over the period of 25 years
On September 2, 1996, a monetary reform took place in Ukraine. At that time the national currency, the hryvnia, was put into circulation, its hundredth part, a kopeck, and the emission of rubles was stopped. At that time, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) put into circulation 338.1 trillion rubles. They were exchanged for hryvnia at the rate of 100,000 rubles per 1 hryvnia.
From Kravchuk to Zelenskyy: how Ukraine has changed over the years of independence
On August 23, 1991, it took Levko Lukianenko an hour and a half to write a draft of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine in an ordinary notebook. Since then, six Presidents and 16 Prime Ministers have changed, Ukraine won twice at Eurovision, once became the organizer of the European Football Championship, went through two revolutions and faced Russia's armed aggression one on one.
Land market start: how much will a hectare of agricultural land cost from July 1
The land market will open in Ukraine in a little while. From July 1, 2021, Law No. 552 comes into force. It will allow citizens to freely sell and buy agricultural land.
Cikera is an alcoholic beverage based on honey and fruits. It is a natural product of untreated fermentation without additive spirits or sugar that has a strength of up to 15 degrees. One bottle of drinking honey (this is what sikera is also called) costs about 198 UAH.