it was "Sad news and a great loss," describing Kravchuk as "a wise patriot of Ukraine, a truly historical figure in gaining our independence." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to Kravchuk, calling him not just a historical figure but "a man who knew how to find wise words and to say them so that all Ukrainians would hear them." References External links 1934 births 2022 deaths Leonid People from Rivne Oblast People from Wołyń Voivodeship (1921–1939) People of the Revolution on Granite Presidents of Ukraine Politicians of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet propagandists Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) politicians Independent politicians in Ukraine Chairmen of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) politicians Recipients of the title of Hero of Ukraine Candidates in the 1991 Ukrainian presidential election Candidates in the 1994 Ukrainian presidential election Soviet leaders of Ukraine Ukrainians in Poland Burials at Baikove Cemetery Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class Recipients of the Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour 20th-century Ukrainian politicians 21st-century Ukrainian politicians