Ivan Malkovych
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Ivan Malkovych is a noted Ukrainian
poet
and publisher. He is the proprietor of the publishing house "A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA", which specializes in high quality (often illustrated) editions of Ukrainian literature and poetry, and has been a winner of many industry awards.
in 1960 where he completed studies in violin
at the Music college there before entering Kiev University
in 1978 where he majored in Ukrainian philology. He was noted by poet Dmytro Pavlychko
who took him under his wing.
Malkovych was closely associated with the first Canadian-Ukrainian joint venture known as Kobza
and was involved in the setting up of the Chervona Ruta
festival of contemporary Music held in Chernivtsi
in 1989.
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and publisher. He is the proprietor of the publishing house "A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA", which specializes in high quality (often illustrated) editions of Ukrainian literature and poetry, and has been a winner of many industry awards.
Biography
Born in Ivano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....
in 1960 where he completed studies in violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
at the Music college there before entering Kiev University
Kiev University
Taras Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , colloquially known in Ukrainian as KNU is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is the third oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and Kharkiv University. Currently, its structure...
in 1978 where he majored in Ukrainian philology. He was noted by poet Dmytro Pavlychko
Dmytro Pavlychko
Dmytro Pavlychko - well-known Ukrainian poet, translator, scriptwriter, culturologist, political and public figure, dissident.- Biography :...
who took him under his wing.
Malkovych was closely associated with the first Canadian-Ukrainian joint venture known as Kobza
Kobza
The kobza is a Ukrainian folk music instrument of the lute family , a relative of the Central European mandora...
and was involved in the setting up of the Chervona Ruta
Chervona Ruta
Chervona Ruta is a flower, but also part of the Ukrainian culture related to the holiday of Ivan Kupala Day. According to the legend, still respected in Carpathian mountains and Bukovina, rue is a yellow flower which turns red only for a couple of minutes on the night of Ivan Kupala...
festival of contemporary Music held in Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine...
in 1989.