13 Facts About Ivan Drach

Ivan Fedorovych Drach was a Ukrainian poet, screenwriter, literary critic, politician, and political activist.

Ivan Drach was born 17 October 1936, in Telizhyntsi, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR.

Ivan Drach made his debut in 1961 with the publication of his poem-tragedy Knife in the Sun in the Kyiv literary newspaper.

Ivan Drach worked in the newspapers "Literary Ukraine" and "Fatherland", as well as in the film studio OP.

Ivan Drach was the first chairman of Rukh from September 8,1989 to February 28,1992.

Ivan Drach was co-chairman of the NRU with Chornovil and Horyn from February 28 to December 4,1992.

Ivan Drach promoted the use of the Ukrainian language and whilst serving as Ukraine's minister of communication, he proposed wide-ranging measures, including setting quotas for Ukrainian-language broadcasts and tax breaks for Ukrainian publishing.

At the 29 March 1998 elections to the Verkhovna Rada member Ivan Drach ran for parliament from Ternopil constituency and voting results, the second time he was elected to Parliament.

Ivan Drach died 19 June 2018 in Feofania Hospital, Kyiv, following an undisclosed illness.

Ivan Drach requested to be buried next to the grave of his son Maksym in his native Telizhyntsi.

Ivan Drach made his debut in 1961, when the Kyiv Literary Gazette published his poem-tragedy Knife in the Sun.

Ivan Drach's works were known in the USSR and abroad.

Ivan Drach's poetry has been translated into Russian, Belarusian, Azerbaijani, Latvian, Moldavian, Polish, Czech, German and other languages.