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Nikolai Ostrovsky Ukrainian Writer 1904–1936
Nikolai Ostrovsky Ukrainian Writer 1904–1936 25,701 MK Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky Ukrainian Playwright 1864–1913
27,517 SZ 
Serhiy Zhadan Ukrainian Poet b. 1974
Serhiy Zhadan Ukrainian Poet b. 1974 30,861 LK 
Lina Kostenko Ukrainian Poet b. 1930
Lina Kostenko Ukrainian Poet b. 1930 32,448 OK 
Olha Kobylianska Ukrainian Writer 1863–1942
Olha Kobylianska Ukrainian Writer 1863–1942 35,358 AK 
Andrey Kurkov Ukrainian Writer b. 1961
Andrey Kurkov Ukrainian Writer b. 1961 41,960 PK 
Panteleimon Kulish Ukrainian Writer 1819–1897
Panteleimon Kulish Ukrainian Writer 1819–1897 44,824 VS Vasyl Stus Ukrainian Poet 1938–1985
47,780 PT 
Pavlo Tychyna Ukrainian Writer 1891–1967
Pavlo Tychyna Ukrainian Writer 1891–1967 49,673 OT 
Olena Teliha Ukrainian Writer 1906–1942
Olena Teliha Ukrainian Writer 1906–1942 61,853 SS Sholom Schwartzbard Ukrainian Poet 1886–1938
76,286 MK 
Mykola Khvylovy Ukrainian Writer 1893–1933
Mykola Khvylovy Ukrainian Writer 1893–1933 79,762 BI 
Bohdan Ihor Antonych Ukrainian Poet 1909–1937
Bohdan Ihor Antonych Ukrainian Poet 1909–1937 81,954 YH 
Yevhen Hrebinka Ukrainian Poet 1812–1848
Yevhen Hrebinka Ukrainian Poet 1812–1848 82,390 PC 
Pavlo Chubynsky Ukrainian Poet 1839–1884
Pavlo Chubynsky Ukrainian Poet 1839–1884 85,256 IO 
Ilarion Ohienko Ukrainian Linguist 1882–1972
Ilarion Ohienko Ukrainian Linguist 1882–1972 88,647 BO 
Borys Oliynyk (poet) Ukrainian Poet 1935–2017
Borys Oliynyk (poet) Ukrainian Poet 1935–2017 88,968 DP 
Dmytro Pavlychko Ukrainian Poet b. 1929
Dmytro Pavlychko Ukrainian Poet b. 1929 96,809 MK 
Mykola Kulish Ukrainian Writer 1892–1937
Mykola Kulish Ukrainian Writer 1892–1937 97,387 PZ Pavlo Zahrebelnyi Ukrainian Writer 1924–2009
103,942 IK 
Ihor Kalynets Ukrainian Writer b. 1939
Ihor Kalynets Ukrainian Writer b. 1939 109,764 MM 
Maria Matios Ukrainian Poet b. 1959
Maria Matios Ukrainian Poet b. 1959 110,336 IN 
Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky Ukrainian Writer 1838–1918
Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky Ukrainian Writer 1838–1918 112,981 VL 
Vyacheslav Lypynsky Ukrainian Historian 1882–1931
Vyacheslav Lypynsky Ukrainian Historian 1882–1931 118,487 ML 
Moshe Leib Lilienblum Ukrainian Writer 1843–1910
Moshe Leib Lilienblum Ukrainian Writer 1843–1910 118,839 VS 
Volodymyr Sosiura Ukrainian Writer 1897–1965
Volodymyr Sosiura Ukrainian Writer 1897–1965 125,630 IK 
Ivan Karpenko-Kary Ukrainian Writer 1845–1907
Ivan Karpenko-Kary Ukrainian Writer 1845–1907 126,584 VP 
Valerian Pidmohylny Ukrainian Novelist 1901–1937
Valerian Pidmohylny Ukrainian Novelist 1901–1937 142,492 VK 
Vasily Kapnist Ukrainian Poet 1758–1823
Vasily Kapnist Ukrainian Poet 1758–1823 145,812 YH Yevhen Hutsalo Ukrainian Writer 1937–1995
146,038 IP 
Ihor Pavlyuk Ukrainian Writer b. 1967
Ihor Pavlyuk Ukrainian Writer b. 1967 155,591 YH 
Yaroslav Hrytsak Ukrainian Historian b. 1960
Yaroslav Hrytsak Ukrainian Historian b. 1960 162,586 MS 
Mykhaylo Semenko Ukrainian Writer 1892–1937
Mykhaylo Semenko Ukrainian Writer 1892–1937 176,058 YP 
Yevhen Pluzhnyk Ukrainian Writer 1898–1936
Yevhen Pluzhnyk Ukrainian Writer 1898–1936 179,169 SR 
Sofia Rusova Ukrainian Literary 1856–1940
Sofia Rusova Ukrainian Literary 1856–1940 193,396 VB 
Vasyl Barka Ukrainian Poet 1908–2003
Vasyl Barka Ukrainian Poet 1908–2003 196,370 OP 
Omeljan Pritsak Ukrainian Historian 1919–2006
Omeljan Pritsak Ukrainian Historian 1919–2006 199,033 OV 
Oleg Vinnik Ukrainian Poet b. 1973
Oleg Vinnik Ukrainian Poet b. 1973 203,100 BA 
Borys Antonenko-Davydovych Ukrainian Writer 1899–1984
Borys Antonenko-Davydovych Ukrainian Writer 1899–1984 207,557 PP 
Petro Panch Ukrainian Writer 1891–1978
Petro Panch Ukrainian Writer 1891–1978 208,595 YS 
Yevhen Sverstiouk Ukrainian Poet 1928–2014
Yevhen Sverstiouk Ukrainian Poet 1928–2014 213,697 VH 
Vasyl Holoborodko Ukrainian Author b. 1945
Vasyl Holoborodko Ukrainian Author b. 1945 216,779 SS 
Stepan Smal-Stotsky Ukrainian Linguist 1859–1938
Stepan Smal-Stotsky Ukrainian Linguist 1859–1938 236,692 IM Ivan Malkovych Ukrainian Writer b. 1961
237,122 MI 
Myroslav Irchan Ukrainian Playwright 1897–1937
Myroslav Irchan Ukrainian Playwright 1897–1937 242,700 IK 
Ihor Kostenko Ukrainian Journalist 1991–2014
Ihor Kostenko Ukrainian Journalist 1991–2014 243,927 PT 
Petro Tronko Ukrainian Historian 1915–2011
Petro Tronko Ukrainian Historian 1915–2011 244,899 AB 
Anna Bagriana Ukrainian Novelist b. 1981
Anna Bagriana Ukrainian Novelist b. 1981 245,910 OF 
Olha Freimut Ukrainian Journalist b. 1982
Olha Freimut Ukrainian Journalist b. 1982 250,401 EF 
Elena Filatova Ukrainian Writer b. 1974
Elena Filatova Ukrainian Writer b. 1974
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