Yuriy Rybchynskyi

Yuriy Rybchynskyi
Юрій Рибчинський
Rybchynskyi in 2012
Born (1945-05-22) 22 May 1945
Podil, Kyiv, USSR
(now Ukraine)
Alma materTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Occupations
  • Poet
  • songwriter
  • playwright
SpouseAlexandra Rybchynskaya
ChildrenYevhen Rybchynskyi
Awardssee here

Yuriy Yevhenovych Rybchynskyi (Ukrainian: Ю́рій Євге́нович Рибчи́нський; born 22 May 1945) is a Ukrainian poet, songwriter and playwright who is a recipient of both the title Hero of Ukraine and People's Artist of Ukraine. He was among the pioneers of contemporary Ukrainian pop music. Between 1998 and 2000, Rybchynskyi served as a cultural advisor to the President of Ukraine.