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Yaroslav Halan

Yaroslav Halan (1902–1949) was a translator, journalist and writer.

Also recorded as Iaroslav Halan · Halan Iaroslav · Halan, Iaroslav · Yaroslav Galan

Biography

Also worked under the name Tovarysh Yaga, Volodymyr Rosovych and Ihor Semeniuk.

Born at Dynów in 1902, died in Lviv in 1949.

Yaroslav Halan studied at Jagiellonian University and University of Vienna. The recorded working language is Ukrainian, Polish and Russian.

The field of work recorded is social criticism. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are polemical lampoon and radio program. Ivan Franko, Lord Byron and Anton Chekhov are recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at Lviv and Ulyanova-Lenina Street.

Works named in the authority record are The Mountains are Smoking.

Distinctions recorded are Stalin Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and Medal "To a Partisan of the Patriotic War", 2nd class.

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  • Lviv and Ulyanova-Lenina Street

    Residences

  • Dynów

    Birth place

  • Lviv

    Death place

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.

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