Mykola_Voronyi

Mykola Voronyi

Mykola Voronyi

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Mykola Kindratovych Voronyi (Ukrainian: Мико́ла Кіндра́тович Ворони́й, pronounced [mɪˈkɔlɐ kinˈdrɑtowɪtʃ woroˈnɪj]; December 6, 1871, – June 7, 1938) was a Ukrainian writer, poet, actor, director, and political activist.

"Нічого, нічого"
[Nothing, nothing]
Song by Mykola Lysenko based on lyrics by Voronyj (1:01)
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Born in Rostov-on-Don[1] in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate, he acted in the troupes of Marko Kropyvnytskyi and the Ruska Besida Theatre. Voronyi was a founding member of the Central Council of Ukraine. He was also a founder of the Ukrainian National Theater in 1917.[1]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Vorony, Mykola" by Ivan Koshelivets, Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 5 (1993)
  2. [2]
    Syundyukov, Igor. "Життя «непоправного ідеаліста»" [The life of the 'irreparable idealist'], Den, 26 September 2013. (In Ukrainian)
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