Pavlo Vyshebaba
Born(1986-03-28)March 28, 1986
Kramatorsk, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, now Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Occupation(s)environmental activist, writer, musician

Pavlo Oleksandrovych Vyshebaba (born March 28, 1986, Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian eco-activist, musician and writer. Co-founder and head of the "One Planet" NGO, UNDP envoy for tolerance in Ukraine.[1]

Early life and education

Pavlo Vyshebaba was born in Kramatorsk. He began studying engineering at the Donbas Machine-Building Academy, but after the third year he withdrew and enrolled in journalism at the Mariupol State University.[2] During his studies, he worked for three years in the newspaper "Priazovsky rabochy".

In 2012, after graduating with honors from the university, he moved to Kyiv. Took an active part in the Revolution of Dignity, in particular in the work of the press center of the National Resistance Headquarters. After the overthrow of the Yanukovych regime, he worked for a year and a half in the press service of the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, dealing with international communication and relations between ministries.

He refused to use the Russian language, switching to Ukrainian, arguing that this act was the occupation of Kramatorsk by "mercenaries of the Russian Federation and collaborators".[3]

In 2013, he became a vegetarian, in 2015 he became a vegan, finally giving up seafood and clothing made from animals.[3][4]

One Planet

On April 13, 2016, he opened the first vegan café "One Planet" in Ukraine. In August of the same year, he founded a musical orchestra dedicated to performing original music and songs dedicated to the harmony of man and nature. During the summer of 2017, "One Planet Orchestra" collected more than 45 thousand Ukrainian hryvnia on the crowdfunding platform "Spilnokost",[5] becoming the first Ukrainian band to receive full public funding for the recording of an album.[6]

In December 2016, he co-founded the "One Planet" public organization, the goals of which are to end animal exploitation, ban fur farms, eliminate species discrimination, combat climate change and species extinction.

Activism

In 2017, Pavlo Vyshebaba was elected as the ambassador for tolerance issues of UNDP in Ukraine.

He first gained general notoriety due to his participation in the "KhutroOFF" anti-fur campaign. In September 2018, a petition created by Vyshebaba to the Verkhovna Rada regarding the ban on fur production in Ukraine received 27,000 signatures, which at that time became the historical maximum of public support. On November 26 of the same year, Vyshebaba was doused with green tea by his opponents during a rally against the lifting of the ban on moose hunting, which is listed in the Red Book of Ukraine.[7][4]

At the beginning of 2019, Pavlo Vyshebaba led the fight against the construction of a mink farm by a Dutch industrialist in the village of Pidhirne, in Volyn. He also initiated the creation and took an active part in the development of the draft law on banning fur production in Ukraine No. 10019, which was registered in the Verkhovna Rada on February 7, 2019.[8]

After beginning of Russian invasion of Ukraine, he volunteered for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to fight in the Donbas region.[9][10]

His poetry "Please, do not write me about the war" (укр. Тільки не пиши мені про війну) gained attention and became famous in Ukraine and several countries.[11]

In 2022, he published his book of poetry "Please, do not write me about the war" (укр. Тільки не пиши мені про війну).[12][13]

Interesting facts

In an interview, Pavlo Vyshebaba names Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela as his moral reference points, and among Ukrainian figures he notes Hryhoriy Skovoroda and Taras Shevchenko. As a child, Vyshebaba was not admitted to the Kramatorsk music school, noting that he lacked any musical abilities.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Comandante en el frente de batalla de día, poeta best seller de noche: Pavlo Vyshebaba, el nuevo héroe nacional ucraniano". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. ↑ "Pavlo Vyshebaba – Interview with a Ukrainian poet fighting in the Donbas • WarTranslated". WarTranslated. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. 1 2 "9 листопада відзначили день української мови". Офіційний сайт Четвертого каналу. 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  4. 1 2 "Climate activists switch fighting for environment to fighting for Ukraine". The Independent. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  5. ↑ "Нова українська музика! Випуск альбому One Planet Orchestra / Спільнокошт". BiggggIdea. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Артисти". moon.ua. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  7. ↑ "Зоозахисника облили зеленкою під час акції проти полювання на лосів". The Village Україна. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  8. ↑ "Pavlo Vyshebaba – Interview with a Ukrainian poet fighting in the Donbas". WarTranslated. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  9. ↑ "Musician and environmental activist Pavlo took up arms to defend his land". war.ukraine.ua. 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  10. ↑ "Ukrainian soldier surprises daughter, 6, after three months apart in sweet clip". Mirror. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  11. ↑ Vyshebaba – ДОНЬЦІ (Тільки не пиши мені про війну), retrieved 2023-03-14
  12. ↑ "Павло Вишебаба | Купити книгу віршів "Тільки не пиши мені про війну"". Павло Вишебаба (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  13. ↑ "Тільки не пиши мені про війну". movoslovo.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  14. ↑ "Ukrainians are rejoicing at victory — and awash in trauma and grief". The Washington Post. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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