Alla Horska | |
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Алла Горська | |
Born | 18 September 1929 |
Died | 28 November 1970 | (aged 41)
Cause of death | Killed by KGB |
Resting place | Berkovets cemetery |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Citizenship | Soviet Union |
Alma mater | National Academy of Arts of Ukraine |
Known for | Ukrainian monument art, paintings, Ukrainian human rights activism, Creative Youth Club "Suchasnyk" |
Movement | Dissident movement in the Soviet Union |
Spouse | Viktor Zaretskyi |
Children | Oleksiy (Oles) Zaretskyi |
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Alla Horska (Ukrainian: Алла Горська; 18 September 1929, Yalta, Crimean ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR – 28 November 1970, Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) – was a prominent Ukrainian painter, graphic artist, and monumental artist. She was also an active representative of the Ukrainian underground and human rights movement in the 1960s. Horska persistently fought the Soviet totalitarian regime and made a major contribution to the development and preservation of Ukrainian culture and identity. She was murdered at the age of 41.