About Ivan Steshenko
Lived 1873 – 1918 (aged 45). Ivan Steshenko was a Russian and Ukrainian translator, writer and politician.
Ivan Matviiovych Steshenko (; – 1 August 1918) was a Ukrainian politician, literary scholar, poet, writer, translator and member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. Arriving at Poltava-Kyivska railway station, and unable to find a coachman, the pair decided to walk to their destination.
Steshenko's assassination was one of the first political murders in Ukraine. The arrest warrant for Oksana Steshenko noted that Steshenko had been assassinated by members of the Red Army. Together they had two children the bibliographer Yaroslav Steshenko and the actress .
Through marriage Steshenko was the son-in-law of Mykhailo Starytsky and , and was the brother-in-law of Mariia Starytska and Liudmyla Starytska-Cherniakhivska. Steshenko was the uncle of Veronika Chernyakhivska.
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Who was Ivan Steshenko?
Ukrainian politician, writer (1873–1918)
When was Ivan Steshenko born?
Ivan Steshenko was born on 24 June 1873 in Poltava.
When did Ivan Steshenko die?
Ivan Steshenko died on 30 July 1918 in Poltava.
What was Ivan Steshenko's occupation?
Ivan Steshenko was a translator, writer and politician.
What nationality was Ivan Steshenko?
Ivan Steshenko was Russian and Ukrainian.
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