Borys Mozolevski

Borys Mykolaiovych Mozolevskyi (; 4 February 1936 – 13 September 1993) was a Ukrainian archaeologist and poet, a researcher of Scythian antiquities. He led the expedition that excavated the Tovsta Mohyla kurgan and discovered the Golden Pectoral from Tovsta Mohyla in 1971.

Biography Mozolevskyi was born into a peasant family in Mykolaiv Oblast; his ancestors were dispossessed during Soviet collectivisation, and his father died in Germany during World War II.

Poetry In addition to scholarly works, Mozolevskyi left a substantial body of poetry. He began writing verse in childhood. His first poetry collection, (Beginning of March), was published in 1963. In the late 1960s he began writing in Ukrainian and produced poetry books reflecting on Ukraine's history and contemporary life, including (1976), (1980), (1985), (1986) and (1991).

He also wrote the lyrical novella Duma pro step (Ukrainian: «Думи про степ»), written in the 1960s; it won second prize in the closed "Yevshan-zillia" competition (1967–1968), but was not published until 1996.

In his poetry he expressed lyrical experiences and reflections on the fate of Ukraine through the prism of its historical past. He was friends with artist Mykola Trehub and kobzar Mykola Tovkailo, who were also associated with the Institute of Archaeology and contributed to science and the arts.

Commemoration Streets named after Borys Mozolevskyi exist in Kyiv, Dnipro, Nikopol, Kramatorsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson and Kryvyi Rih. In Veselynove, his hometown community, the central street, a square, the district library and a district humanitarian gymnasium bear his name. The village of Mozolevske is named in his honor.

Works Selected scientific works Mozolevskyi, B. M. Tovsta Mohyla—an outstanding monument of Scythia // Archaeology. 1972. No. 5. pp. 72–82. Mozolevskyi, B. M. Synthesis of Scythian–Antique thought. Toward an interpretation of the pectoral from Tovsta Mohyla // Vsesvit. 1978. No. 2. Mozolevskyi, B. M. Tovsta Mohyla. Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, 1979. 251 pp. Mozolevsky, B. N. Scythian kurgans in the vicinity of Ordzhonikidze (Dnipropetrovsk region) // Scythia and the Caucasus. Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, 1980. Mozolevskyi, B. M. Scythian Steppe. Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, 1983. Mozolevskyi, B. M. Kurgans of the highest Scythian nobility and the problem of Scythia’s political system // Archaeology. 1990. No. 1. Bidzilya, V. I.; Boltryk, Yu. V.; Mozolevsky, B. N.; Savovsky, I. P. Kurgan cemetery at Nosaky // Kurgan cemeteries Riasni Mohyly and Nosaky. Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, 1977. Terenozhkin, A. I.; Mozolevsky, B. N. Melitopol Kurgan. Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, 1988. Mozolevskyi, B. M. The Sign of Scythia // Rozbudova derzhavy. 1992. No. 4. Mozolevskyi, B. M. Scythian Steppe. Kyiv: Tempora, 2005.

Poetry collections In Russian Mozolevsky, B. : стихи / intro by L. Vysheslavsky. Kyiv: Radianskyi pysmennyk, 1963. 105 pp. Mozolevsky, B. : стихи. Kyiv: Molod, 1967. 94 pp. Mozolevsky, B. : стихи. Kyiv, 1971.

In Ukrainian Mozolevskyi, B. : поезії. Kyiv: Molod, 1980. 96 pp. Mozolevskyi, B. : вірші, поеми. Kyiv: Radianskyi pysmennyk, 1985. 134 pp. Mozolevskyi, B. : поезії / foreword by V. Zabashtanskyi. Kyiv: Dnipro, 1986. 173 pp. Mozolevskyi, B. : поезії. Kyiv: Radianskyi pysmennyk, 1991. 159 pp. Mozolevskyi, B. . Kyiv: Tempora, 2007. 584 pp. Mozolevskyi, B. : поезії. Kyiv: Radianske pysmennyk, 1976. 102 pp. Mozolevskyi, B. . Rubanivske: [publisher not given], 2011. 47 pp. (colour ill.).