Roman Ivanychuk

Roman Ivanychuk 2008

Roman Iwanowytsch Iwanytschuk ( Ukrainian Роман Іванович Іваничук ; born May 27, 1929 in Tratsch , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , Ukrainian SSR ; † September 17, 2016 in Lviv , Ukraine ) was a Ukrainian writer, journalist and politician.

Life

Roman Ivanychuk was born in the village of Tratsch in the east of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. His father was a village school teacher and an admirer of the nearby-born writer Vasyl Stefanyk , who thus became Ivanychuk's first literary mentor. He attended high school in Kolomyja and began studying at Lviv University in 1947 , but was expelled from the university in 1949 for "anti-Soviet activity" and then served in the Soviet Army for three years . In 1953 he was allowed to continue his studies and in 1957 he graduated from the Faculty of Philology of Lviv University. Following his studies, he taught Ukrainian language and literature at a school in Shchyrez in the Pustomyty district of Lviv Oblast .

His first novel was published in 1954 and his first collection of short stories was published in 1958. From 1960 he was a member of the National Association of Writers of Ukraine . In 1961 he did a journalism internship with the army and moved to Lviv, where he worked from 1963 to 1990 for the magazine "Oktober" as the person responsible for prose. Between 1990 and 1994 Ivanychuk was a member of the Verkhovna Rada , the Ukrainian parliament, and since 1994 he has been a professor at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.

He died at the age of 87 in Lviv and was buried there on September 19, 2016 in the Lychakiv Cemetery .

Work (selection)

Roman Ivanytschuk was the author of 60 books including numerous collections of short stories and novellas and about 15 historical novels. His books have been translated into French and Russian, among others.

• 1968 Мальви / Malva
• 1977 Черлене вино / Red Wine
• 1979 Манускрипт з вулиці Руської / Manuscript of Ruska Street
• 1982 Вода з каменю / Wasserstein
• 1984 Четвертий вимір / The fourth dimension
• 1985 Четвертий вимір / Seventh Heaven

Honors

Roman Ivanychuk received numerous honors, including:

• 2009 Hero of Ukraine
• 2006 Order of Merit of Ukraine 2nd class
• 1998 Order of Merit of Ukraine 3rd class
• 1985 Taras Shevchenko Prize
• Order of the Red Banner of Labor

Web links

Commons : Roman Ivanychuk  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Entry Roman Ivanychuk in the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (Ukrainian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Biography of Roman Ivanychuk on the website of the Library of Ukrainian Literature ; accessed on May 15, 2017 (Ukrainian)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Entry on Roman Ivanytschuk in the Encyclopedia of the History of Ukraine ; accessed on May 15, 2017 (Ukrainian)
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Biography of Roman Iwanytschuk ( Memento of the original from February 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been 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 15, 2017 (Ukrainian) 
4. ↑ Poroshenko's condolences in connection with Ivanychuk's death on expres.ua of September 18, 2017; accessed on May 15, 2017 (Ukrainian)
5. ↑ ^{a b} Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 793/2006 of September 29, 2006; accessed on May 16, 2017 (Ukrainian)
6. ^ Website of the Lychakiv Cemetery ( Memento of the original from May 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on May 15, 2017 (Ukrainian) 
7. ↑ The Ukrainian writer Roman Ivanytschuk died on interfax.ru on September 17, 2016; accessed on May 15, 2017 (Russian)