Ivan Drach

Ivan Fedorovych Drach
Іван Федорович Драч
Ivan Fedorovych Drach
Ivan Drach in 2017
Born(1936-10-17)17 October 1936
Died19 June 2018(2018-06-19) (aged 81)
NationalityUkrainian
Alma materTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Occupation(s)Poet
Screenwriter
Politician
Political activist
Known forhuman rights activism with participation in the Soviet dissident movement and People's Movement of Ukraine
Political partyPeople's Movement of Ukraine
AwardsUSSR State Prize
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Shevchenko National Prize
Antonovych Prize
Hero of Ukraine
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class

Ivan Fedorovych Drach (Ukrainian: Іва́н Фе́дорович Драч; 17 October 1936 – 19 June 2018) was a Ukrainian poet, screenwriter, literary critic, politician, and political activist.[1][3]

Drach played an important role in the founding of Rukh – the People's Movement of Ukraine – and led the organisation from 1989 to 1992.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Drach, Ivan". encyclopediaofukraine.com. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  2. ^ "Помер Іван Драч" (in Ukrainian). Мистецький портал «Жінка-УКРАЇНКА». 2018-06-19.
    Ivan Drach, prominent Ukrainian poet, dies at 81, UNIAN (19 June 2018)
  3. ^ "Kiev or Kyiv: language an issue in Ukraine - CSMonitor.com". Christian Science Monitor. csmonitor.com. 28 June 2000. Retrieved 2015-01-23.