Yuriy Lytvyn
Ukrainian lyrical and prose writer, journalist, Soviet dissident
About Yuriy Lytvyn
Lived 1934 – 1984 (aged 49). Yuriy Lytvyn was a Russian journalist, human rights defender, poet, opinion journalist, dissident and writer.
Yuriy Tymonovych Lytvyn was a Ukrainian lyrical and prose writer, journalist, human rights activist, and Soviet dissident.
Biography Lytvyn was born in a village of Ksaverivka, Vasylkiv Raion on 26 November 1934 in a family of rural teachers. According to official court papers Medvedchuk had referred to the incompleteness of the investigation in the case and had asked to cancel the court's verdict and send the case for a new trial.
In November 1989 remnants of Yuriy Lytvyn, Vasyl Stus, and Oleksiy Tykhyi was transported to Kyiv and buried with honors at Baikove Cemetery (lot #33).
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Who was Yuriy Lytvyn?
Ukrainian lyrical and prose writer, journalist, Soviet dissident (1934–1984)
When was Yuriy Lytvyn born?
Yuriy Lytvyn was born on 26 November 1934 in Ksaverivka.
When did Yuriy Lytvyn die?
Yuriy Lytvyn died on 5 September 1984 in Chusovoy.
What was Yuriy Lytvyn's occupation?
Yuriy Lytvyn was a journalist, human rights defender, poet, opinion journalist, dissident and writer.
What nationality was Yuriy Lytvyn?
Yuriy Lytvyn was Russian.
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