- Volodymyr Malyk
Volodymyr Malyk ( _uk. "Володимир Малик"; real name "Volodymyr Sychenko"; born
February 21 ,1921 inKiev Oblast ,Ukrainian SSR ) is a Soviet/Ukrainian writer.Particularly, he wrote the series of historical
novel s about the adventures of fictionalCossack hero "Arsen Zvenyhora", also portraying some notable figures and events of 17th centuryUkraine ,Russia ,Ottoman Empire and other countries. Heavily influenced byMarxism and the officialSoviet view ofMuscovy -Ukraine relations, those novels may still pose an exciting popular reading on the topic. "Zvenyhora" is a sort of "17th centuryJames Bond ": asuperman and polyglot, easily adapting to rapidly changing circumstances and ethno-cultural environments. The series include:*"Посол Урус-Шайтана" (1968)
*"Фірман султана" (1969)
*"Чорний вершник" (1976)
*"Шовковий шнурок" (1977)See also
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History of the Cossacks References
* "Минуле з висоти сучасності" by "Г.Я.Сергієнко", a review to: "Малик В. Твори в 2-х томах. К.: Дніпро, 1986. - С.3-14" (The author cites
Karl Marx ,Friedrich Engels andVissarion Belinsky to prove Malyk's loyalty and usefulness forSoviet ideology.)
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