Biography:Oles Berdnyk
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Short description: Ukrainian science fiction writer (1926–2003)
Oles Berdnyk | |
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| Born | 27 November 1926 Vavylove, Ukraine |
| Died | 18 March 2003 (aged 76) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Known for | Science Fiction, Dissent |
Notable work | Apostle of Immortality: Ukrainian Science Fiction, Fantastic Encounters, Star warrior, Prometheus |
Oleksandr Pavlovych Berdnyk (Ukrainian: Бердник Олесь Павлович; November 27, 1926, officially December 25, 1927 - March 18, 2003)[1] was a Ukrainian science fiction writer, futurist and globalist, philosopher and theologian, public figure,[2] Red Army soldier during World War II, and a political prisoner in Soviet camps.[3] He wrote more than 20 novels and short stories that have been translated into many languages, including English, German, French, Russian, and Hungarian. He has been described as the most influential classic writer of Ukrainian science fiction.[4][5][6]
He was a founding member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group and a leader of the Ukrainian Humanist Association "Ukrainian Spiritual Republic."
See also
- Ukrainian Helsinki Group
- Soviet dissidents
- List of Slavic Native Faith's organisations
- Slavic Native Faith
- Mykhailo Melnyk
References
- ↑ "Berdnyk, Olesʹ (1927-2003)". http://data.bibliotheken.nl/doc/thes/p097752150. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Центральний державний архів вищих органів влади та управління України - Олександр (Олесь) Павлович Бердник - український письменник-фантаст, філософ, громадський діяч". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404180838/http://tsdavo.gov.ua/4/webpages/62964651.html. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "Бердник Олесь (Олександр) Павлович". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. https://esu.com.ua/search_articles.php?id=39187. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ↑ Hajder, Tatiana (2019). "Myth and Philosophy in the Slavic Science Fiction Novel" (in English). LOGOS - A Journal of Religion, Philosophy, Comparative Cultural Studies and Art (101): 85–93. ISSN 0868-7692. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=870485.
- ↑ Maguire, Muireann (2016). "Smyrniw, Walter Ukrainian Science Fiction: Historical and Thematic Perspectives (review)". Slavonic and East European Review 94 (3): 518–520. ISSN 2222-4327. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/816665.
- ↑ Roberts, Brittany (2014). Smyrniw, Walter. ed. "Elusive Information about a Largely Untranslated SF Tradition". Science Fiction Studies 41 (3): 674–676. doi:10.5621/sciefictstud.41.3.0674. ISSN 0091-7729. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5621/sciefictstud.41.3.0674.
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