Vasyl Stus
Poet, Award Winner
1938 – 1985
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Who was Vasyl Stus?
Vasyl Semenovych Stus was a Ukrainian poet and publicist, one of the most active members of Ukrainian dissident movement. For his political convictions, his works were banned by the Soviet regime and he spent 23 years in detention. On November 26, 2005 he was posthumously given the title Hero of Ukraine by order of the state.
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- Born
- Jan 6, 1938
Haisyn Raion - Also known as
- Vasyl Semenovych Stus
- Parents
- Spouses
- Valentyna Popeliukh
(1965 - 1985/09/04)
- Valentyna Popeliukh
- Children
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Profession
- Education
- Donetsk National University
(1954 - 1959)
- Donetsk National University
- Died
- Sep 4, 1985
Perm Oblast
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on July 23, 2013
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