Les Tanyuk
Leonid (Les) Stepanovych Tanyuk (
He was a husband of Nelli Korniyenko, a native of Khabarovsk and merited worker of arts of Ukraine.
Biography
Tanyuk was born in Zhukyn, Dymer Raion (liquidated), Kyiv Oblast, the son of Stephen Samiylovych, a teacher of Ukrainian language and literatures. His mother was Natalya Mykolayivna, also a teacher of languages. After spending some of his childhood in a Nazi concentration camp, he and his family returned to Ukraine, but they were not allowed to live in Kyiv. They returned to his father's hometown of Lutsk.
He studied at the
Club of Creative Youth
In 1959, Tanyuk was one of the founders of the Club of Creative Youth (Клуб творчої молоді) in Kyiv. He was elected the club's first president. Under his leadership, the group was active in promoting Ukrainian culture and protesting Soviet totalitarianism. He and other members were made demands to the Soviet authorities to preserve Churches and other monuments that faced destruction. In 1962, he and fellow members
Dissident activities
During the early 1960s, Tanyuk travelled around Ukraine and produced numerous drama productions, which were later banned. He also established clubs similar to the Club of Creative Youth outside of Kyiv.
Activities since 1991's Ukrainian independence
From 1991 till his death, Tanyuk was Chairman of the Union of theatrical figures of Ukraine.[2]
In the
Tanyuk died on March 18, 2016; the cause of death was not disclosed.[2]
References
- ^ National artist of Ukraine Les Taniuk dies, Interfax-Ukraine (March 18, 2016)
- ^ a b c d e f g (in Ukrainian) Died outstanding director and politician Les Tanyuk, Segodnya (March 18, 2016)
External links
- Les Tanyuk at IMDb