Panas Myrny

Panas Rudchenko
Панас Якович Рудченко
(Афанасий Яковлевич Рудченко)
BornMay 13, 1849
Mirgorod (Myrhorod), Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 28, 1920(1920-01-28) (aged 70)
Poltava, Poltava Governorate, Ukrainian SSR
Pen namePanas Myrny
OccupationWriter
CitizenshipRussian Empire
Genresocial novel
Literary movementRealism

Panas Myrny (Ukrainian: Панас Мирний; real name is Panas Yakovych Rudchenko, 13 May 1849 - 28 January 1920) was a famous Ukrainian prose writer and playwright writing in Ukrainian language. He wrote in literary realism creating innovative social novels and stories from the life of the people.[1]

  1. ^ Lazanska, T. Panas Myrny (МИРНИЙ ПАНАС). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. 2009