What is Ruslana?
[[File:Ruslana in Cologne, Germany 05.JPG|thumb|Ruslana in [[Germany]]]] [[File:First Lady Michelle Obama and Deputy Secretary Higginbottom With 2014 IWOC Awardee Ruslana Lyzhychko of Ukraine.png|thumb|Ruslana with First Lady Michelle Obama and Deputy Secretary Higginbottom in 2014]] '''Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko''' (May 24, 1973) is a popular [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[pop music|pop]] [[singer]], [[composer]], [[producer]], [[Conductor (music)|conductor]] and [[dancer]]. She was born in the [[city]] of [[Lviv]] in Ukraine. She won the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Istanbul]] in 2004. She is also a former [[Member of Parliament]] serving as deputy in the Ukrainian parliament ([[Verkhovna Rada]]) for the Our Ukraine Party. == Human rights == In 2014, Ruslana became a leader in the [[Euromaidan|Maidan]] movement for [[human rights]] and democratic reform in [[Ukraine]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awiu.org/introducing-ruslana-lyzhychko-2014-international-women-of-courage-awardee/|title=AWIU » Introducing Ruslana Lyzhychko of Ukraine, 2014 International Women of Courage Awardee|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-28|archive-date=2018-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503223511/http://www.awiu.org/introducing-ruslana-lyzhychko-2014-international-women-of-courage-awardee/|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the demonstrations, Ruslana stayed on the streets. At night she slept in a cold tent. Every night she sang the Ukrainian [[national anthem]] for the protestors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/world/ruslana-serenades-protesters-in-kiev/2014/03/04/a5a01398-a3df-11e3-b865-38b254d92063_video.html|title=Ruslana serenades protesters in Kiev|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |publisher=}}</ref> When the government police came, she stayed on the stage. She told the protesters to stay calm. She told the police to respect human rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/us-honors-women-of-courage/1863937.html|title=US Honors International Women of Courage|website=VOA