The Globe and Mail cites the Atlantic Council for honoring Ruslana Lyzhychko at its Distinguished Leadership Awards:
Ruslana Lyzhychko – known just as Ruslana to her fans – is one of the most famous pop stars in Ukraine. But rather than diamonds and gold chains draped around her neck, a Ukrainian flag hangs like a scarf. The Ukrainian pop singer and activist was a leader in this past winter’s Maidan protests in Kiev, where she sang to demonstrators nightly in -25 degree weather.
This year, she received the U.S. Secretary of State’s Woman of Courage Award from Michelle Obama, and the Atlantic Council’s 2014 Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership Award.