He was born in the family of river captain-instructor Borys Kasianovych Makhynia who eventually commanded big steamboats along the Dnieper.
[2] Mykola was the youngest and had two brothers Andriy and Ivan and a sister Yevdokia.
[2] Talent for football appeared in all brothers, but only Mykola was able to reach the highest level.
[2] Already in 1925 (or 1926)[1] Mykola started to play for teams of local agency "Raikomvod" (or as they were simply called "Vodnyki).
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