Mykola Biriuk (1937–2024): The Ukrainian Voice of Eastern Slobozhanshchyna Under Imperial Pressure
On February 23, 1937, the prominent Eastern Slobozhanshchyna figure Mykola Danylovych Biriuk (23.02.1937 – 04.06.2024) was born.
He was born in the village of Kamiane, Lebedyn district, Kharkiv region (now Sumy region), but gained recognition as a Ukrainian public activist in the Voronezh region, where for a long period he served as a driving force of the Ukrainian movement.