| Kostiantyn Sytnyk | |
|---|---|
| |
| Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada | |
In office 1980–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Mykhailo Bilyi |
| Succeeded by | Platon Kostiuk |
| Director of the Botanic Institute (NANU) | |
In office 1970–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Oksner |
| Succeeded by | Yakiv Didukh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kostiantyn Merkuriyovych Sytnyk 3 June 1926 Luhanske, Luhansk Okruha, Ukrainian SSR |
| Died | 22 July 2017 (aged 91) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Political party | Ukrainian Platform "Sobor" |
| Other political affiliations |
All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks) (1982-90) People's Democratic Party (1996-99) |
Kostiantyn Merkuriyovych Sytnyk (Ukrainian: Костянтин Меркурійович Ситник; 3 June 1926 – 22 July 2017) was a Ukrainian and Soviet scientist and academician, a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine who in 1970-2003 was director of the Botanic Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Sytnyk also worked as a politician, and served as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1980 to 1985.
Sytnyk was born in Luhansk.
External links[]
- Profile at the NANU Botanic Institute
- Full biography
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