Borys Oliynyk (poet)
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Born | Borys Ilich Oliynyk 22 October 1935 |
Died | 30 April 2017 | (aged 81)
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Borys Illich Oliynyk (Ukrainian: Борис Ілліч Олійник; Russian: Борис Ильич Олейник, Boris Ilich Oleynik; 22 October 1935 – 30 April 2017) was a Ukrainian poet, translator, and political activist. He served in the Verkhovna Rada from 1992 to 2006 and was chairman of the Ukrainian Culture Fund.[1]
Before his death, Oliynyk was the most prominent representative of the national-communist movement within the Communist Party of Ukraine.[2]
In 2005, he was awarded the title "Hero of Ukraine."[3]
While being Ukrainian, Oliynyk also officially adopted a Russian version of his last name as Oleynik.
References[edit]
- ^ "Пішов з життя видатний український поет Борис Олійник" (in Ukrainian). slovoidilo.ua. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Magda, Yevgeny (8 May 2017). "Week's milestones. May threats, Yanukovych case, and pause for Donbas". UNIAN. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Pyatnitskaya, Sasha (1 May 2017). "Умер украинский поэт и писатель Борис Олейник". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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