About Ivan Boretz
Lived 1898 – 1937 (aged 38–39). Ivan Boretz was a Russian musician, bandurist and folk musician.
Ivan Oleksiiovych Boretz (, 18901937) was a bandurist, a musician who played the bandura, a stringed instrument. Member of the Kyiv, Kharkiv and later Poltava Bandurist Capellas. Director of the Horiv Bandura Ensemble. Arrested by NKVD on 21 September 1937, shot on 11 November 1937. His family was informed that he had died on 12 February 1941. He was rehabilitated on 9 December 1957.
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Who was Ivan Boretz?
Ukrainian bandurist and folk musician (1898–1937)
When was Ivan Boretz born?
Ivan Boretz was born in 1898.
When did Ivan Boretz die?
Ivan Boretz died in 1937.
What was Ivan Boretz's occupation?
Ivan Boretz was a musician, bandurist and folk musician.
What nationality was Ivan Boretz?
Ivan Boretz was Russian.
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