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Mykytenko Ivan Kindratovych
Mykytenko or Mikitenko () is a Ukrainian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Irina Mikitenko (born 1972), German long-distance runner * Leonid Mykytenko (1944–2019), Ukrainian long-distance runner * Olga Mykytenko Olga Mykytenko () is a Ukrainian and German soprano opera singer. Biography Born in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, Olga Mykytenko made her debut as a soloist in 1995 at the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv and performed there through 2003. She won severa ... (born 1974), Ukrainian-German opera singer See also * * {{Surname Ukrainian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Surname
By the 18th century, almost all Ukrainian had family names. Most Ukrainian surnames (and surnames in Slavic languages in general) are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names, place names, professions and other words. Surnames were developed for official documents or business record keeping to differentiate the parties who might have the same first name. By the 15th century, surnames were used by the upper class, nobles and large land owners. In cities and towns, surnames became necessary in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1632, Orthodox Metropolitan Petro Mohyla ordered priests to include a surname in all records of birth, marriage and death. After the partitions of Poland (1772–1795), Western Ukraine came under the Austrian Empire, where peasants needed surnames for taxation purposes and military service and churches were required to keep records of all births, deaths and marriages. The surnames with the suffix -enko are the most known and common Ukrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Mikitenko
Irina Mikitenko, ''née'' Volynskaya (; born 23 August 1972 in Bakanas, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union), is a retired German long-distance runner who competed in marathons. She won the Berlin Marathon in 2008 and is a two-time winner of the London Marathon. She has competed at the Summer Olympics on four occasions. Mikitenko was a track specialist in the early part of her career, running in distances from 3000 metres to 10,000 metres. She represented Kazakhstan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the 5000 metres but migrated to Germany soon after. Taking up German citizenship, she ran German records in the 3000 m (8:30.39 minutes) and 5000 m (14:42.03 minutes). She came close to a major 5000 m medal on several occasions: at the World Championships in Athletics she was fourth in 1999 and fifth in 2001, while at the 2000 Summer Olympics took fifth place. After a seventh-place finish in the event at the 2004 Summer Olympics she took a career break to have a child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Mykytenko
Leonid Oleksiyovych Mykytenko (8 February 1944 – 3 March 2019) was a Ukrainian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ..., representing the Soviet Union. References 1944 births 2019 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Ukrainian male long-distance runners Soviet male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Place of birth missing Soviet Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Mykytenko
Olga Mykytenko () is a Ukrainian and German soprano opera singer. Biography Born in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, Olga Mykytenko made her debut as a soloist in 1995 at the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv and performed there through 2003. She won several international awards, including the Grand Prix at the Maria Callas International Singing contest in Athens (1997), 2nd prize and Special Award at Francisco Vinas contest in Barcelona (1997) and 1st prize at the Queen Sonja International Music Competition in Oslo (2003). Since 2001, Olga Mykytenko has performed at various world-renowned opera houses, such as the Mariinsky Theatre, the Berlin State Opera, the Royal Swedish Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Metropolitan Opera. In 2017, Olga published her first philosophical novel "Solo OM", a novella with autobiographical qualities. The novel has been translated into English and German. In 2020, she published the album "I Vespri Verdiani" —Verdi Arias in cooperation with the Bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
