Oleksandr Mokrovolskyi

Oleksandr Mykolayovych Mokrovolskyi (; 2 January 1946 – 22 December 2023) was a Ukrainian journalist, translator, and writer. He became a member of the National Writers' Union of Ukraine (NSPU) in 1981. His expertise lay in poetry and the translation of both poetry and prose from several European languages into Ukrainian.

Early life and education Mokrovolskyi was born in the village of Chernyshi on 2 January 1946. From 1964 to 1968, he studied at the Faculty of English at the Cherkasy Pedagogical Institute, now known as Cherkasy National University.

In November 2020, Mokrovolskyi had an exhibition at the called Coffee Odyssey from Mokrovolskyi. Photographs of images created in coffee grounds—a type of art known as coffee art—were on display. On the 130th anniversary of Tolkien's birth, celebrated on 11 January 2022, Mokrovolskyi participated in a conversation titled "John R.R. Tolkien in Ukrainian" organized by the Astrolabe publishing house and the Museum of Literature. Mokrovolskyi, who was the first to translate The Hobbit into Ukrainian, offered attendees a unique opportunity to obtain his autograph during the event.

Death News of Mokrovolskyi's death was reported on 22 December 2023 by his colleague, Oleksandr Bozhko, secretary of the NSPU.

Personal life Mokrovolskyi lived and worked in Kyiv and,

Awards Maksym Rylsky Prize (1999)