Oles Ulianenko

Oles Ulianenko
Native name
Олександр Станіславович Ульянов
BornOleksandr Stanislavovych Ulianov
14 August 1962
Khorol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died17 August 2010(2010-08-17) (aged 48)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Resting placeBaikove Cemetery, Kyiv
Pen nameOles Ulianenko
OccupationWriter
LanguageUkrainian
NationalityUkrainian
Alma mater
  • Lubny Medical Institute
  • Mykolaiv Nautical School (1980)
Notable worksStalinka
Military career
Service / branch Soviet Air Forces
Years of service1980s

Oleksandr Stanislavovych Ulianov (Ukrainian: Олександр Станіславович Ульянов, pronounced [oˈlʲɛsʲ ʊlʲɐˈnɛnko]; 14 August (officially 8 May), 1962 – 17 August 2010) was a Ukrainian writer known by the pen name Oles Ulianenko (Оле́сь Улья́ненко). He was the youngest winner of the Shevchenko National Prize, which he received in 1997, at the age of 35, for his novel Stalinka (1994).[1]

He also won awards from the magazines Suchasnist and Blahovist.

  1. ^ Абузяров, Ильдар (5 May 2013). "Украинская литература — это гетто" (in Russian). СвободнаяПресса. Retrieved 23 March 2016.