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]
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Born | Borys Ilich Oliynyk (1935-10-22)22 October 1935 Zachepylivka, Novi Sanzhary Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR |
Died | 30 April 2017(2017-04-30) (aged 81) Kyiv, Ukraine |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
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.
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