Mykola Voronyi

Ukrainian writer, director and actor (1871–1938)

Mykola Kindratovych Voronyi (Ukrainian: Мико́ла Кіндра́тович Ворони́й, pronounced [mɪˈkɔlɐ kinˈdrɑtowɪtʃ woroˈnɪj]; December 6, 1871, – June 7, 1938) was a Ukrainian writer, poet, actor, director, and political activist.

"Нічого, нічого"
[Nothing, nothing]

Song by Mykola Lysenko based on lyrics by Voronyj (1:01)

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Born in Rostov-on-Don^[1] in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate, he acted in the troupes of Marko Kropyvnytskyi and the Ruska Besida Theatre. Voronyi was a founding member of the Central Council of Ukraine. He was also a founder of the Ukrainian National Theater in 1917.^[1]

In 1938 he was executed in Odesa by the NKVD troika on made up accusations of belonging to the Ukrainian militarist and nationalist organization.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Vorony, Mykola" by Ivan Koshelivets, Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 5 (1993)
^ Syundyukov, Igor. "Життя «непоправного ідеаліста»" [The life of the 'irreparable idealist'], Den, 26 September 2013. (In Ukrainian)