ODESSA, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 03: A concert held for the anniversary of Hryhorii Skovoroda start in late because visitors have to take cover in the shelter of Theatre due to an air raid alarm in Odessa, Ukraine on December 03, 2022. Hryhorii Skovoroda was a most unique and unparalleled national thinker and teacher, whose works are among Ukraine’s most important spiritual treasures. Almost three centuries ago, Skovoroda put forward a development path for the Ukrainian nation, outlining the most prominent features of its mentality – three-sun unity, work that one does naturally, and the philosophy of a wise heart. Every generation of Ukrainian intellectuals turns to Skovoroda’s ideas, rediscovering their meaning. The world views of the legendary thinker remain relevant, as happiness, self-knowledge, and self-improvement have not lost their importance in the modern world. Skovoroda's portrait was placed on the second largest banknote in circulation in Ukraine, the ₴500 note. Gian Marco Benedetto / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM