Luka Kyzya

Luka Yehorovych Kyzya (Ukrainian: Лука Єгорович Кизя; 21 February 1912 – 29 December 1974) was a Ukrainian Soviet-era politician, a member of the guerrillas, researcher of the history of the Soviet-German war, Doctor of Sciences, diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Luka Kyzya graduated from Chernihiv Teachers' Institute (1940) and National Pedagogical Drahomanov University (1948).

In 1944, he worked as Secretary for the underground Rivne Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine.

From 1951 to 1956, he was Chairman of the Ukrainian Society for Cultural Relations with foreign countries, Associate Professor Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

From 1960 to 1961, he headed the Department of International Organizations and was a member of the board of the Soviet Foreign Ministry.