1. Serhiy Viktorovych Zhadan is a Ukrainian writer, musician, translator, and social activist.
16 Facts About Serhiy Zhadan
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In early June 2024, Zhadan posted on his Facebook page that he had joined the 13th "Khartia" Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine which has been in active combat.
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Serhiy Zhadan then spent three years as a graduate student of philology, and taught Ukrainian and world literature from 2000 to 2004.
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Serhiy Zhadan is an internationally known Ukrainian writer, with 12 books of poetry and 7 novels, and winner of more than a dozen literary awards.
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Serhiy Zhadan has translated poetry from German, English, Belarusian, and Russian, from such poets as Paul Celan and Charles Bukowski.
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Serhiy Zhadan's translated poetry has appeared in Ambit, Asymptote, Blackbird, Gulf Coast, The Manchester Review, Modern Poetry in Translation, Poetry International, Poetry International Web, Plume.
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Serhiy Zhadan wrote for and recited a poem in the commercial.
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The songs include lyrics by Serhiy Zhadan, performed by Kharkiv musicians.
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Since 2007, Serhiy Zhadan has collaborated with another Kharkiv band, Dogs in Outer Space, now known as Serhiy Zhadan and the Dogs.
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In 2021, Serhiy Zhadan recorded a full-length album titled "Fokstroty" with Yuriy Gurzhy, a Ukrainian-born, Berlin-based musician, DJ, and producer.
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Serhiy Zhadan participated in the 2004 Orange Revolution demonstrations against corruption and voter intimidation in the presidential run-off elections, was the commandant of a tent camp in Kharkiv.
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Serhiy Zhadan has repeatedly expressed sympathy for anarchists, and in many of his works there are "left" motifs.
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Since 2014, Serhiy Zhadan has made numerous visits to the front lines of the Eastern Donbas region involved in armed conflict with Russian separatists.
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Early June 2024 Serhiy Zhadan posted on his Facebook page that he had joined the 13th "Khartia" Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.
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Serhiy Zhadan's prose is so poetic, his free verse so prosaic.
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In July 2024 Serhiy Zhadan received the title of honorary professor of philosophy from the Ukrainian Free University in Munich, Germany.