About Oles Berdnyk
Lived 1926 – 2003 (aged 76). Oles Berdnyk was a Russian and Ukrainian actor, essayist, dissident, science fiction writer, screenwriter and writer.
Oleksandr (Oles) Pavlovych Berdnyk (; 27 November 1926 – 18 March 2003) was a Ukrainian science fiction writer, futurist and globalist, philosopher and theologian, public figure, Red Army soldier during World War II, and a political prisoner in Soviet camps. He wrote more than 20 novels and short stories that have been translated into many languages, including English, German, French, Russian, and Hungarian. He has been described as the most influential classic writer of Ukrainian science fiction.
He was a founding member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group and a leader of the Ukrainian Humanist Association "Ukrainian Spiritual Republic."
Berdnyk was arrested in 1979 and sentenced to six years in the camps and three years in exile. . He was pardoned in 1984 .
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Who was Oles Berdnyk?
Ukrainian & Soviet science fiction writer, essayist, founding member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, dissident and actor (1926-2003)
When was Oles Berdnyk born?
Oles Berdnyk was born on 27 November 1926 in Vavylove.
When did Oles Berdnyk die?
Oles Berdnyk died on 18 March 2003 in Grebeni.
What was Oles Berdnyk's occupation?
Oles Berdnyk was an actor, essayist, dissident, science fiction writer, screenwriter and writer.
What nationality was Oles Berdnyk?
Oles Berdnyk was Russian and Ukrainian.
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