Yuri Mushketyk
Jurij Mychajlowytsch Muschketyk ( Ukrainian Юрій Михайлович Мушкетик , transliteration Jurij Mychajlovyč Mušketyk ; born March 21, 1929 in Wertijiwka , Chernihiv Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union ; † June 6, 2019 ) was a Ukrainian writer .
Life
Jurij Muschketyk studied philology at the Taras Shevchenko University in Kiev until 1953 and from 1953 to 1956 he studied Ukrainian literature at the graduate school . After graduating, he became editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Dnepr".
In 1954 he published his first literary work, his first novel in 1962.
In 1979 he became secretary and in 1980 first secretary of the Kiev branch of the Writers' Union of Ukraine. From 1986 to 2001 he was chairman of the National Association of Writers of Ukraine .
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Jurij Muschketyk is considered a master of modern Ukrainian prose. He has published more than a dozen novels, a series of novels, and several collections of short stories. He also wrote some plays.
Honors
Jurij Muschketyk has received numerous awards and honors. Including:
- 2009 Hero of Ukraine
- 1999 Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class
- 1987 State Prize of the USSR
- 1980 Taras Shevchenko Prize
Web links
- Literature by and about Jurij Muschketyk in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article about Jurij Muschketyk on the occasion of his death (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ УМЕР ВЕЛИЧАЙШИЙ КЛАССИК УКРАИНСКОЙ ПРОЗЫ ЮРИЙ МУШКЕТИК lenta.ua, accessed June 6, 2019
- ↑ a b Biography of Yuri Mushketyk in the Library of Ukrainian Literature ; accessed on May 26, 2017 (Ukrainian)
- ↑ a b c Biography Jurij Muschketyk ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on ukrgeroes ; accessed on May 25, 2017 (Ukrainian)
- ↑ a b Website on Jurij Muschketyk on the website of the Taras Shevchenko Prize Committee ; accessed on May 26, 2017 (Ukrainian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Muschketyk, Jurij |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muschketyk, Jurij Mychajlowytsch (full name); Мушкетик, Юрій Михайлович (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wertiyivka , Chernihiv Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 2019 |