Hryhoriy Tymenko Explained

Hryhoriy Tymenko
Native Name:Григорій Тименко
Native Name Lang:Ukrainian
Birth Date:8 February 1945
Birth Place:Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)
Disappeared Date:November 1968 (aged 23)
Citizenship:Ukrainian SSR
Occupation:poet
Known For:the Samizdat representative

Hryhoriy Tymenko (Ukrainian: Григорій Тименко; 8 February 1945 — disappeared November 1968) was a Ukrainian poet in 1960s (Sixtiers movement), the Samizdat representative.[1]

Biography

Hryhoriy Tymenko was born in 1945 in Protsiv village, Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast.

After graduation from secondary and evening schools, he studied in Kyiv University, but was obliged to leave it.

In early 1960s, he started his author career. The first publication of his verses was in 1964. He worked in several state printing enterprises.

His poems were published in Samizdat during his lifetime.

Disappearance and aftermath

Hryhoriy Tymenko disappeared without a trace in November 1968.

Ivan Dziuba was the person who rediscovered Hryhoriy Tymenko as the poet in 1990–2010s (posthumously), publishing his works in some printing media as well as in the book.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://museum.khpg.org/index.php?id=1504889960 Grigoriy Tymenko
  2. Тименко Г. На вулиці мертвого сонця / Григорій Тименко. –Чернівці, «Букрек», 2015. — 178с. — Третє тисячоліття: українська поезія. (in Ukrainian)