Oleksandr Korniychuk | |
|---|---|
 Korniychuk in 1940 | |
| Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR | |
| In office 1947–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant (previously Mykhailo Burmystenko) |
| Succeeded by | Pavlo Tychyna |
| In office 1959–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Pavlo Tychyna |
| Succeeded by | Mykhailo Bilyi |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR | |
| In office 1944–1944 | |
| Premier | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Preceded by | vacant (previously by Christian Rakovsky) |
| Succeeded by | Dmytro Manuilsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1905 Khrystynivka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 14 May 1972 (aged 66) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Spouse | Wanda Wasilewska |
| Occupation | playwright Soviet Party and State official |
| Awards | Stalin Prize (1941, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1951) |
Oleksandr Yevdokymovych Korniychuk[1][2] (Russian: Алекса́ндр Евдоки́мович Корнейчу́к; Ukrainian: Олександр Євдокимович Корнійчук; 25 May [O.S. 12 May] 1905 – 14 May 1972) was a Soviet and Ukrainian playwright, literary critic and state official.
His plays include The Death of the Squadron (1933),[3] Platon Krechet (1934), Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1938), his pro-collectivization comedy In the Steppes of Ukraine (1940), and The Front (1942).[4] Korniychuk was a five-time Stalin Prize laureate (1941; 1942; 1943; 1949; 1951) and is regarded as a major proponent of Socialist Realism in Soviet drama.
Korniychuk served as the head of the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR from 1943 to 1945.[5] He was also a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1952–1972), and the chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1947–1953; 1959–1972).[6][7]
- ^ Luckyj, G. Oleksandr Korniychuk. Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature; 1980, p. 442
- ^ Shoemaker, M.W. Russia and The Commonwealth of Independent States 2014. Rowman & Littlefield. 2014
- ^ Luckyj, George Stephen Nestor (1954). Soviet Ukrainian Literature: A Study in Literary Politics, 1917-1934. Columbia University. p. 155. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Noth, Ernst Erich (1956). Books Abroad. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 138. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ The New Encyclopædia Britannica: Macropaedia. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1994. p. 973. ISBN 978-0-85229-591-5. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Yudina, Ekaterina. "Korneitchuk, Alexander Evdokimovich". Krugosvet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ "Korneitchuk, Alexander Evdokimovich". www.peoples.ru. Retrieved 2012-03-01.