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A new generation of businessmen in taking shape in Ukraine. They are people with an active lifestyle and social position, who aren't just interested in making a buck, but also want to use the opportunity to help those around them. Konstantin Kondakov is a prominent representative of this very generation.

Konstantin Kondakov is a Ukrainian IT entrepreneur and financial expert, who is also one of the youngest gurus in the field of financial market analysis. He published three popular books “Learn to Earn in FOREX”, “How to View and Forecast the Market” and “The Psychology of Trading”.

The business executive pays a great deal of attention to charity, social and public activity. Kondakov founded the Good Deeds International Charity Foundation that supports all those in need throughout Ukraine. Moreover, he established the Institute of Economic Development of Ukraine, which aims to contribute to the economic prosperity of the nation. According to Kondakov, his projects are what helps the world change for the better one day at a time.

Konstantin Konkdakov’s activities could not go unnoticed for much longer: on 14 July 2013 the businessman was presented with the honorary Order of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker for “Spreading Good Across the World”. The solemn award ceremony took place at St. Cyril’s Monastery in Kyiv.

This Order is the highest award of the Foundation of International Awards, registered in Ukraine, Sweden and Italy under the auspice of the UN. Among the most notable recipients of the Order are such great people as Mother Teresa, Christiaan Barnard (surgeon, who performed the first heart transplant), Pope John Paul II, singer Robertino Loreti, and first Indian woman in space Kalpana Chawla to say the least.

Kondakov’s name, just like the names of the other recipients of the Order of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, was written down into a special book called “Everybody Knows Them” and engraved on the stela near the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Bari, Italy.

Kondakov said that it is definitely a great honor to have received such high distinction, however, he appreciates his merits with a natural sense of modesty. The renowned IT specialist also emphasizes that everyone is capable of doing good deeds – you don’t necessarily have to have a lot of money.