Hryhorii Chubai

Hryhoriy "Hrytsko" Chubay (, also transliterated as Hryhorii Chubai; 23 January 1949, Berezyny, Rivne Oblast – 16 May 1982, Lviv) was a poet, translator and one of the central figures of Ukrainian underground culture under the Soviet rule. His main work is a collection of poems known as Pentateuch (Пʼятикнижжя). Chubay became a victim of government repression due to his participation in samvydav publications.

Biography Born in Volhynia, Chubay moved to Lviv in 1969 and gained popularity in local underground circles with his poem Vertep (1968),

Family Hryhoriy Chubay was the father of Ukrainian musicians Taras and Solomiya Chubay.

List of works Pentateuch (Пʼятикнижжя): I.Silhouette of the Voice (Постать голосу) II.Vertep (Вертеп, 1968) III.Search for the Involved (Відшукування причетного) IV.Jeremiah's Lament (Плач Єремії, 1969) V.Light and Confession (Світло і сповідь, 1970)

Posthumous publications: ref name=enc/> Speaking, staying silent and speaking again (Говорити, мовчати і говорити знову, 1990) Jeremiah's Lament (1999) Tongue Twisters are Not For Wolves (Скоромовка не для вовка, 2008) - children's poems Pentateuch (2013)