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Ivan Drach

Ukrainian writer, screenwriter

1936 - 2018

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His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Drach is the 4,488th most popular writer, the 698th most popular biography from Ukraine and the 98th most popular Ukrainian Writer.

Ivan Drach is most famous for his poignant poetry and prose that captured the essence of Ukrainian identity and struggles during the Soviet era. A surprising lesser-known fact is that he co-founded the People's Movement of Ukraine (Rukh), playing a pivotal role in the country's push for independence in the late 1980s. His lasting legacy lies in his contributions to Ukrainian literature and activism, inspiring generations to preserve cultural heritage and fight for democracy.

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Ivan Drach shares a October 17 birthday with Ferdinand Magellan, Pope John Paul I, and Henri de Saint-Simon.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Ivan Drach ranks 4,488 out of 7,302. Before him are Dumitru Stăniloae, Louis Henri Boussenard, Albert Ehrenstein, Ahmet Altan, Kikkuli, and John Stott. After him are Zainab Biisheva, Tracy Chevalier, C. J. Cherryh, Ludwig Bechstein, Ngaio Marsh, and Andrée Chedid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Ivan Drach ranks 357. Before him are Nicol Williamson, Michel Rousseau, German Apukhtin, Tony Lo Bianco, August Schellenberg, and John Madden. After him are Norman Manea, Giora Feidman, Susana Duijm, Carl Icahn, Juan Santisteban, and Nahum Stelmach. Among people deceased in 2018, Ivan Drach ranks 307. Before him are Judith Rich Harris, Geoff Emerick, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Oliver Ivanović, Hans Günter Winkler, and Chuck McCann. After him are Sven-Olov Sjödelius, Domenico Losurdo, Frank Havens, Ehsan Yarshater, Reinhard Hardegen, and Unshō Ishizuka.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Ivan Drach ranks 698 out of 1,365. Before him are Emil Paur (1855), Maksim Kovalevsky (1851), Ivan Bodiul (1917), Margarita Aliger (1915), Fedir Bohatyrchuk (1892), and Emanuel Ax (1949). After him are Louise Nevelson (1899), Mykola Khvylovy (1893), Alexander Galich (1918), Zinaida Turchyna (1946), Georgy Sedov (1877), and Sviatoslav Shevchuk (1970).

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Among Writers In Ukraine

Among writers born in Ukraine, Ivan Drach ranks 98. Before him are Ostap Vyshnya (1889), Anatoly Kuznetsov (1929), Milena Rudnytska (1892), Yevgeny Petrov (1902), Margarita Aliger (1915), and Fedir Bohatyrchuk (1892). After him are Mykola Khvylovy (1893), Alexander Galich (1918), Vera Inber (1890), Leopold Staff (1878), Yevhen Hrebinka (1812), and Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky (1838).

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