Pavlo Movchan
Ukrainian poet
Pavlo Mykhailovych Movchan (Ukrainian: Павло Михайлович Мовчан; born 13 July 1939) is a Ukrainian poet and politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 1990 to 2006 and from 2007 to 2012. Prior to taking office, Movchan was a poet who was associated with the Sixtiers and Soviet dissidents.
Early life and education
Pavlo Mykhailovych Movchan was born 13 July 1939 in the village of Velyka Vilshanka, then part of the Soviet Union. Both of his parents were collective farmers. From 1958 to 1960 he studied at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, later studying at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. From 1966 to 1967, Movchan worked as a fisherman; he later studied under the State Committee for Cinematography and worked as a screenwriter at Dovzhenko Film Studios. He was the head of a hydrometeorology research study conducted by the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.
Literary career
Movchan made his debut in 1963, releasing the collection Here! (Ukrainian: Нате!, romanized: Nate!). His literary style during this time was closely associated with the Sixtiers.
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