| Volodymyr Yavorivsky Володимир Яворівський |
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| Yavorivsky in March 2003 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 2002 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1942 Teklivka, Jugastru county, Romania |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"[1] as part of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc |
| Spouse(s) | Halyna Oleksandrivna (1946, actress)[2] |
| Children | Son Svyatoslav (1964, journalist), daughter Olesya (1978)[2] |
| Residence | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Alma mater | Odessa State University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Poet, writer, journalist |
| Religion | Ukrainian Orthodox |
| Website | www.yavorivskyi.org.ua/ (Ukrainian) |
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Yavorivsky (Ukrainian: Володимир Олександрович Яворівський) is a Ukrainian poet, writer, journalist and politician.
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Born in 1942 in Crijopol raion of Jugastru county (toaday part of Vinnytsia Oblast) Yavorivsky graduated from the Odessa State University as a specialist on "Ukrainian language and literature". He worked as an editor on the local radio, as a newspaper reporter ("Zaporizka pravda", "Literaturna Ukraina", "Prapor Yunosti"), a scriptwriter on Lviv television, a literary consultant, a referent of the Writer's Union of Ukraine and as the department chief and deputy editor to "Vitchizna" Magazine.
In late 1980s Yavorivsky began his active political career. He was a people's deputy of the last Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1989–1991 and became one of the founders of People's Movement of Ukraine.
Volodymyr Yavorivsky took active part in defending the rights of the Chernobyl accident victims.
In the 4-th Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2002–2006) Volodymyr Yavorivsky belonged to the Our Ukraine fraction and in the 5-th an 6-th (present) Rada convocation the to Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc fraction.[3]
Yavorivsky combines parliamentary functions with the position of the Writer's Union of Ukraine Chairman (appointed October 2001).[2]