Vasyl Ellan-Blakytny | |
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| Born | January 12, 1894 Kozel, Russian Empire |
| Died | December 4, 1925 (age 31) Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | poet, politician |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Period | 1920-1933 |
| Genre | poetry, publicistic writing |
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Vasyl Ellan-Blakytny (Ukrainian: Василь Еллан-Блакитний), born Vasyl Ellansky (Ukrainian: Василь Елланський; January 12, 1894 – December 4, 1925) was a Ukrainian poet, journalist and politician. As a poet, using the pseudonym Ellan, he was hailed as a pioneer of Ukrainian proletarian literature. Ellansky was a founder of the Borotbists party, since 1920 he had been a member of Central committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine.