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Ostap Mykytovych Veresai | |
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Остап Никитич Вересай | |
 Ostap Veresai in 1890 | |
| Born | 1803 selo Kalyuzhintsy, Priluksky Uyezd, Poltava Governorate |
| Died | 1890 |
| Occupation(s) | Minstrel, kobzar |
| Father | Nikita Grigoryevich Veresai |
Ostap Mykytovych Veresai (Ukrainian: Остап Микитович Вересай) (1803–April 1890) was a renowned minstrel and kobzar from the Poltava Governorate (now Chernihiv oblast) of the Russian Empire (now Ukraine). He helped to popularize kobzar art both within Ukraine and beyond.[1] He is noted for influencing both scholarly and popular approaches to minstrelsy.[2]
- ^ "Veresai, Ostap". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Vol. 5. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (University of Alberta/University of Toronto). 1993. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Kononenko, Natalie O. (1998). Ukrainian Minstrels: Why the Blind Should Sing: And the Blind Shall Sing. Oxon: Routledge. p. 37. ISBN 0-7656-0144-3.