Mykola Voronyi

Mykola Kindratovych Voronyi (Ukrainian: Мико́ла Кіндра́тович Ворони́й, pronounced [meˈkɔlɐ kʲinˈdrɑtoβetʃ βoroˈnɪj]; December 6, 1871, Yekaterinoslav Governorate – June 7, 1938, Odessa) was a Ukrainian writer, poet, actor, director, and political activist. Voronyi was a founding member of the Central Rada of Ukraine. He was also a founder of the Ukrainian National Theater in 1917.[1]

In 1938 he was executed by the NKVD troika on accusations to belong to the Ukrainian militarist and nationalist organization.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Entry at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
  2. ↑ Syundyukov, I. The life of "Irreparable idealist" (Життя «непоправного ідеаліста»). Newspaper "Den". 26 September 2013.


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