Yevhen Hutsalo

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Yevhen Hutsalo
Євген Гуцало
Born(1937-01-14)14 January 1937
Staryi Zhyvotiv,
Vinnytsia oblast
Died(1995-07-04)4 July 1995
Kyiv, Ukraine
OccupationWriter, journalist
CitizenshipUkraine

Yevhen Hutsalo (14 January 1937 – 4 July 1995) was a Ukrainian writer and journalist.

Biography

Hutsalo was born in Staryi Zhyvotiv,

Vinnytsia oblast. He graduated from the Nizhyn Pedagogical Institute in 1959, and was first published in 1960.[1] During the 1960s, Hutsalo was considered one of the "shestydesyatnyky" (the sixtiers), or those who were opposed to the oppressive communist regime.[2] However, later on he chose to be an official writer rather than one opposed to the regime.[1]

He published over 25 novella and short-story collections (several of them for children), a trilogy of novels, and three poetry collections. His works are noted for their detail, lyrical descriptions of nature, psychological portraits, and abundant use of the rural vernacular.[1]

In 1985 Hutsalo was awarded the

Shevchenko Prize and in 1994 the Antonovych prize
.

In (Ukraine's capital)

Field Marshal of the Russian Empire Mikhail Kutuzov was renamed after Yevhen Hutsalo in 2016.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ivan Koshelivets. Hutsalo, Yevhen at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine.
  2. ^ Ivan Koshelivets. Shistdesiatnyky at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine.
  3. Ukrayinska Pravda
    (22 April 2021)