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Oleh Olzhych

Ukrainian poet, archaeologist and prehistorian (1907-1944) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 36

Oleh Oleksandrovych Kandyba, better known his pen name of Oleh Olzhych, was a Ukrainian poet and political activist. He was forced to emigrate from Ukraine in 1923 due to occupation by the Soviet Union and lived in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He graduated in 1929 from Charles University with a degree in archaeology.

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In 1929 he joined the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and became head of their cultural and educational branch.

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Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1907 to 1944 · aged 36