Mykhailo Stelmakh
Mykhailo Stelmakh | |
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Stelmakh featured on a 2012 Ukrainian stamp | |
| Native name | Миха́йло Пана́сович Сте́льмах |
| Born | 24 May [O.S. 11 May] 1912 |
| Died | 27 September 1983 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist, playwright |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Citizenship | Ukrainian People's Republic → Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University |
| Genre | Socialist realism |
| Years active | 1941–1983 |
Mykhailo Panasovych Stelmakh (Ukrainian: Миха́йло Пана́сович Сте́льмах; 24 May [O.S. 11 May] 1912 – September 27, 1983) was a Ukrainian novelist, poet, and playwright. Member of the Writers' Union of the USSR, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (since March 29, 1978), Hero of Socialist Labour (May 23, 1972). Father of playwright Yaroslav Stelmakh. Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 6th-10th convocations.