Writer's Union of Ukraine
Encyclopedia
National Writer's Union of Ukraine is a voluntary social-creative association of professional writers, poets, prosaists, playwrighters, critics, and translators.
centre of Ukraine and large cities.
The supreme body of the NSPU is the Congress of Ukrainian writers, which is gathered in five years. In the between time, the Union is managed by the Council and Presidium of the NSPU. Executive functions are delegated to the Secretariat.
The present head of the National Writer's Union of Ukraine (since October 2001) is Volodymyr Yavorivsky
who is also a people's deputy at Verkhovna Rada
as a member of BYuT.
The NSPU has special literary awards to honour the best achievements in corresponding fields, among which are Lesia Ukrainka Prize, the Ivan Franko
Prize, the Pavlo Tychyna
Prize, the Maksym Rylsky
Prize, "Blahovist" (Church Bells), and others.
The headquarters of the Union is located at 2 Bankova Street
, the former residence of Trepov and later Liebermann.
In 1997 the Union split, losing some of its members who created a new organization, the Association of Ukrainian Writers.
In post-communist time, the Writer's Union of Ukraine declared its independence from any Soviet structures (1991).
Organisation
Today the NSPU has over 1,800 members, including 84 writers living abroad. The majority of NSPU members write in the Ukrainian language, while others write in Russian, Moldavian, Yiddish, Hungarian, Greek, etc. Regional organizations of the Union are situated in every oblastOblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
centre of Ukraine and large cities.
The supreme body of the NSPU is the Congress of Ukrainian writers, which is gathered in five years. In the between time, the Union is managed by the Council and Presidium of the NSPU. Executive functions are delegated to the Secretariat.
The present head of the National Writer's Union of Ukraine (since October 2001) is Volodymyr Yavorivsky
Volodymyr Yavorivsky
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Yavorivsky is a Ukrainian poet, writer, journalist and politician.-Biography:Born in 1942 in Crijopol raion of Jugastru county Yavorivsky graduated from the Odessa State University as a specialist on "Ukrainian language and literature"...
who is also a people's deputy at Verkhovna Rada
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
as a member of BYuT.
The NSPU has special literary awards to honour the best achievements in corresponding fields, among which are Lesia Ukrainka Prize, the Ivan Franko
Ivan Franko
Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....
Prize, the Pavlo Tychyna
Pavlo Tychyna
Pavlo Tychyna was a major Ukrainian poet, interpreter, publicist, public activist, academician, and statesman.-Life:Born in Pisky in 1891, he was baptized on January 27 that mistakenly was considered his birth date until recently. His father, Hryhoriy Timofiyovych Tychyna, was a village deacon and...
Prize, the Maksym Rylsky
Maksym Rylsky
Maksym Tadeyovych Rylsky was a Ukrainian poet.He began writing as a representative of 'pure art' doctrine, during the Stalinist years adopted the official doctrine of 'socialist realism' . In 1937 he was involved in rewriting the libretto of Mykola Lysenko's opera, Taras Bulba...
Prize, "Blahovist" (Church Bells), and others.
The headquarters of the Union is located at 2 Bankova Street
Bankova Street
Vulytsia Bankova or Bankova is a street located in the Lypky neighborhood of the Pechersk District in central Kiev , the capital of Ukraine...
, the former residence of Trepov and later Liebermann.
In 1997 the Union split, losing some of its members who created a new organization, the Association of Ukrainian Writers.
History
The NSPU was founded in 1934 as a part of the Writer's Union of the former USSR.In post-communist time, the Writer's Union of Ukraine declared its independence from any Soviet structures (1991).
External links
- NSPU official website (in Ukrainian and English)