Vasyl Stus Writer

Vasyl Semenovych Stus (Ukrainian: Васи́ль Семе́нович Стус; January 8, 1938 – September 4, 1985) was a Ukrainian poet and publicist, one of the most active members of Ukrainian dissident movement. For his political convictions, his works were banned by the Soviet regime and he spent 23 years (about a half of his life) in detention. On November 26, 2005 he was posthumously given the title Hero of Ukraine by order of the state.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 06, 1938
Birth name	Vasyl Semenovych Stus
Birth place	Soviet Union , Vinnytsia Oblast , Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Nationality	Ukraine
Date of death	September 04, 1985
Place of death	Soviet Union , Perm Oblast , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic