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Oles Honchar

Ukrainian writer (1918-1995) · Ukraine · On the map · Writers · Died at 77

Oleksandr "Oles" Terentiiovych Honchar was a Soviet and Ukrainian writer and public figure. He also was a veteran of World War II and member of the Ukrainian parliament.

Oles Honchar is read about 82 times a day, in 23 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 20 September 2026

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Awards

Shevchenko National Prize1962
Stalin Prize
USSR State Prize
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of Lenin
Hero of Socialist Labour
Order of the Red Star
Medal "For the Defence of Kyiv"
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Medal "For Courage"
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the October Revolution
Lenin Prize
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Honored badge of merit of the President of Ukraine
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv"
Order of Glory Third Class
Hero of Ukraine

About this person

Country
Ukraine
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 1995 · aged 77

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In the same film or series as Oles

Regimantas AdomaitisAlso in A Strip of Uncut Wild Flowers (1979)Irina ShevchukAlso in The Applicant (1974)Mariya KapnistAlso in Tavria (1960)Irina BuninaAlso in The Applicant (1974)Nikolay DupakAlso in Partisan Spark (1957)Yuriy MazhuhaAlso in A Strip of Uncut Wild Flowers (1979)