Mykhailo Stelmakh
Mykhailo Stelmakh | |
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Stelmakh featured on a 2012 Ukrainian stamp | |
| Native name | Миха́йло Пана́сович Сте́льмах |
| Born | 11 (24) May 1912 Diakivtsi, Vinnytsia region, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 27, 1983 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Citizenship | Ukrainian People's Republic → Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University |
| Genre | Socialist realism |
| Years active | from 1936 |
Mykhailo Panasovich Stelmakh (Ukrainian: Миха́йло Пана́сович Сте́льмах; 11 (24) 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 Labor (May 23, 1972). Father of playwright Yaroslav Stelmakh. Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 6th-10th convocations.