Ustym Karmaliuk
Ustym Karmaliuk | |
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| Устим Кармалюк | |
Portrait by Vasily Tropinin (1820) | |
| Born | March 10, 1787 |
| Died | October 22, 1835 (aged 48) |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Resting place | Letychiv |
| Nationality | Russian Empire |
| Years active | 1813—1835 |
Ustym Yakymovych Karmaliuk (also Karmelyuk; Ukrainian: Устим Якимович Кармалюк (Кармелюк); March 10, 1787 – October 22, 1835) was a Ukrainian outlaw who fought against the Russian administration and became a folk hero to the commoners of Ukraine. He is often referred to as the "Ukrainian Robin Hood" and "the last haydamak".