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Vasyl Borodai

1917 – 2010

Ukrainian sculptor

Sculptor Lecturer
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About Vasyl Borodai

Lived 1917 – 2010 (aged 92). Vasyl Borodai was a Ukrainian and Russian sculptor and lecturer.

Vasyl Zakharovych Borodai (; 18 August 1917 – 19 April 2010) was a Ukrainian sculptor, painter and parliamentary. He was known for his public monuments. Borodai was awarded the title, People's Artist of the USSR, and was academician of the Academy of Arts of the Soviet Union and Ukraine.

Biography Vasyl Zakharovych Borodai was born on 18 August 1917 in Yekaterynoslav (now Dnipro), Ukraine (then part of the Russian Republic). He was a World War II veteran. While studying in Kyiv Arts Institute in 1947–1953, Borodai was a student of Ukrainian sculptor .

Borodai's daughter was painter , and he was a guardian of another Ukrainian sculptor Alexander Kostetsky who early lost his father.

He died on 19 April 2010 in Kyiv.

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Important facts

Born
5 August 1917, Dnipro
Birth century
20th century
Died
19 April 2010, Kyiv
Occupation
Sculptor, lecturer
Nationality
Russian Republic, Ukrainian People's Republic, Soviet Union
Education
Dnipropetrovsk Art School, National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture
Employers
National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture
Awards
Order of Lenin; Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class; Order of the Red Star; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; People's Painter of the USSR; Lenin Prize; Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class; Order of Friendship of Peoples; Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 3rd class; Honored Art Worker of the Ukrainian SSR; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class; Shevchenko Prize
Also known as
Vasiliy Zakharovich Boroday, Vasily Z. Boroday, Vasilii Borodai, Vasilii Zakharovich Borodai, Vasyl Zakharovych Borodai

People in Vasyl Borodai's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Alexander Kostetsky
Alexander Kostetsky
1954 – 2010
Painter

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Vasyl Borodai's

Portrait of Aleksandr Arbuzov
Aleksandr Arbuzov
1877 – 1968
Chemist
 Portrait of G.H. Hardy
G.H. Hardy
1877 – 1947
Mathematician
 Portrait of Henry Norris Russell
Henry Norris Russell
1877 – 1957
Astronomer
 Portrait of James Hopwood Jeans
James Hopwood Jeans
1877 – 1946
Mathematician
 Portrait of Louis Renault
Louis Renault
1877 – 1944
Inventor
 Portrait of Victor Ernest Shelford
Victor Ernest Shelford
1877 – 1968
Zoologist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Vasyl Borodai?

Ukrainian sculptor (1917-2010)

When was Vasyl Borodai born?

Vasyl Borodai was born on 5 August 1917 in Dnipro.

When did Vasyl Borodai die?

Vasyl Borodai died on 19 April 2010 in Kyiv.

What was Vasyl Borodai's occupation?

Vasyl Borodai was a sculptor and lecturer.

What nationality was Vasyl Borodai?

Vasyl Borodai was Ukrainian and Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vasyl Borodai

· Wikidata: Q4094490

· DBpedia: Vasyl Borodai

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