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Autumn 2015 – winter 2016, the Soul of Ukraine International Charitable Foundation, Inc. supporting Ukrainian people demonstrated a global solo exhibition People of Maidan in Latvian Cities, namely, Riga, Jelgava, Bauska, Valmiera, Ogre.
Despite repeated assaults of Russian vandals on the organizers of the exhibition and destruction of its items under the flags of Latvia and Ukraine in Riga, with full inaction and connivance of the Latvian capital’s mayor Nil Ushakov to a powerful well-coordinated attack on the exhibition, its organizers and the author of the photos by all more or less significant newspapers and TV of Russian Federation and their henchmen in the very Republic of Latvia, many thousands of Latvians and visitors of that beautiful country did see this unique exhibition.
Far from any political affiliation, a unique exhibition People of Maidan demonstrated to Europeans a majestic spirit of the new Heroes of Ukraine; maidanites’ purposeful expressions of faces as a mirror of the ancient people; brave sons and daughters of the land that has merged into a large and vociferous European family, those who, at the expense of their lives, have defended independence, honor and dignity of a great nation thus proving their commitment to the ideals of democracy.
Given volunteer deed of the exhibition organizers, as well as paying tribute to the sincere aspirations to the light and truth by the international project’s numerous assistants, on recommendation of the founder of the international organization Sergey Melnikoff, The Patriarch of Ukrainian Orthodox Church His Holiness Filaret, the patron of the foundations, gave high accolades to those who had made the People of Maidan exhibition a heritage of our civilization.
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On July 15th, an awarding ceremony of participants of the People of Maidan project took place at the Ukrainian Embassy in Riga. The awardees received medals and diplomas of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate.
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Фото: press office of the foundation
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For merits in the revival of spirituality in Ukraine and in approval of the Unified Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the following awards are to be given:
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First Class Order of St. Volodymyr Equal-to-the-Apostles
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To Her Excellency INARA MURNIECE
Acting President of Latvian Republic
Chairman of Sejm, Latvia
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The Saint Great Martyr Barbara Order:
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To TATIANA ALEXANROVA
Art Director, Soul of Ukraine International Foundation
To TATIANA LAZDA
Head of Sodality for Support of Ukraine in Latvia
To ILVA VANSOVICA
Director, Culture Center, Bauska District
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Third Class Order of St. Volodymyr Equal-to-the-Apostles:
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To His Excellency
YEVGEN PEREBIYNIS
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Latvia
To GENNADII KOROLOV
Chief Executive Officer, Soul of Ukraine International Foundation
To ANDIS ZEIKARS
Representative, City Community, Jelgava
To ANDREJS ANCANS
Volunteer
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Honorary Diploma of the Patriarch of Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Filaret:
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To MYKOLA PAVLIUK
Head of a public organization
Congress of Ukrainians in Latvia
To ANSIS FREIMANIS
Volunteer
To ARMAND BELLIKIS
Volunteer
To IAN STRELETS
Chair, Foundation of Support for Victims
In Russo-Ukrainian conflict
To EVA BRANTE
To GATIS PRIEDE
To JANIS POOYATS
To INGUS ZAKHARCHENOK
To NATALIA VETSVAGIRIS
Members of SOS Help Ukraine public organization
To Latvian Bikers Club DIEVA SUNI
(Hounds of the Lord)
To Association TEVIJAS SARGI
(Guards of the Fatherland), Latvian Republic
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Patriarch FILARET
Kyiv, March 23, 2016
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Inara Murniece (left), Latvian Sejm Speaker, at the exhibition People of Maidan in Riga with the author of the exhibition
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The Order of St. Vladimir to H.E. Yevgen Perebiynis, the Ambassador of Ukraine in Latvia
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Andis Zeikars (on right) from Latvian Jelgava
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Andrejs Ancans (on right) demonstrates his honored award
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Archbishop Agapit hands of the Orders to the executive director of the Fund Gennadii Korolov 
