Oles Berdnyk
Oleksandr (Oles) Pavlovych Berdnyk (27 November 1926 – 18 March 2003) was a Ukrainian science fiction writer, futurist and globalist, philosopher and theologian, public figure, Red Army soldier during World War II, and a political prisoner in Soviet camps. 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.
Also recorded as Berdnyk, Oleksandr Pavlovyč · Oleksandr Pavlovych Berdnyk
Oles Berdnyk
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- Name
- Oles Berdnyk
- Born
- 27 November 1926
- Birthplace
- Vavylove, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 18 March 2003
- Place of death
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Known for
- * Science fiction writing
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Ukraine
- Occupation
- actor · essayist · dissident · screenwriter · writer
- Fields
- speculative fiction
- Honours
- Order for Courage 1st Class of Ukraine · Order for Courage
- Languages
- Ukrainian
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Oleksandr (Oles) Pavlovych Berdnyk (27 November 1926 – 18 March 2003) was a Ukrainian science fiction writer, futurist and globalist, philosopher and theologian, public figure, Red Army soldier during World War II, and a political prisoner in Soviet camps. 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.
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He was a founding member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group and a leader of the Ukrainian Humanist Association "Ukrainian Spiritual Republic." Berdnyk was arrested in 1979 and sentenced to six years in the camps and three years in exile. He was pardoned in 1984.
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• Name — Oles Berdnyk • Native Name — Олесь Бердник • Born — 27 November 1926 • Birthplace — Vavylove, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union • Died — 18 March 2003 • Place of death — Kyiv, Ukraine • Known for — * Science fiction writing • being a dissent • Notable Works — Apostle of Immortality: Ukrainian Science Fiction, Fantastic Encounters, Star corsair, Prometheus
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1926
Oles Berdnyk born at Vavylove.
2003
Oles Berdnyk died at Grebeni.
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- 1.Berdnyk, Olesʹ (1927-2003). bibliotheken.nl.
- 2.Центральний державний архів вищих органів влади та управління України - Олександр (Олесь) Павлович Бердник - український письменник-фантаст, філософ, громадський діяч. tsdavo.gov.ua.
- 3.Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. Бердник Олесь (Олександр) Павлович. esu.com.ua.
- 4.Hajder, Tatiana. Myth and Philosophy in the Slavic Science Fiction Novel. LOGOS - A Journal of Religion, Philosophy, Comparative Cultural Studies and Art. 101. 85–93. 2019. 0868-7692.
- 5.Maguire, Muireann. Smyrniw, Walter Ukrainian Science Fiction: Historical and Thematic Perspectives (review). Slavonic and East European Review. 94. 3. 518–520. 2016. 2222-4327.
- 6.Roberts, Brittany. Elusive Information about a Largely Untranslated SF Tradition. Science Fiction Studies. 41. 3. 674–676. 2014. 0091-7729.
- 7.CCE 55.1-1 (4), December 1979, "Five trials in Ukraine"
- 8.[https://museum.khpg.org/en/1113844054 BERDNYK, Oleksandr (Oles) Pavlovych, KHPG
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The authorities additionally record the headings Berdnyk, Oleksandr Pavlovyč and Oleksandr Pavlovych Berdnyk. His recorded language was Ukrainian. 2 children are recorded: Myroslava Berdnyk and Gromovytsia Berdnyk. Recorded as actor, essayist, dissident, screenwriter and writer.
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