Writer, translator, and archivist Serhiy Batyryin has died.
October 6 Ukrainian writer, translator, and archivist Sergei Batyurin passed away after a long illness, his family announced. The funeral will take place on October 10 at 13:00 in the administrative building of Baykovo Cemetery. Batyurin worked at the Archive-Museum of Literature and Art and was the first translator of the Ukrainian novel "Babyn Yar".
October 6 Ukrainian writer, translator, and archivist Serhiy Batyrin passed away after a long illness. His family announced his death on the writer's Facebook page. The farewell ceremony will be held on October 10 at 13:00 in the hall for farewells at the administrative building of Baikove cemetery in Kyiv.
For a long time, Batyurin worked at the Central State Archive-Museum of Literature and Art of Ukraine, where he received and processed the archives of Ukrainian writers. Colleagues remember him as a talented writer and an expert in archival affairs.
He was a member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine and the Association of Ukrainian Writers. He was the author of novels, short stories, and poetry, including "The Guardian," "The Sword of Kings," "Amber Eyes," "Vacancy for a Dictator," "Polish Coffee," "Shizgara," "Clavus Domini," and "The List of Roman Centurions," as well as the journalistic chronicle "Ukrainian Slaves of the Third Reich." He was the first translator of Anatoly Kuznetsov's novel "Babyn Yar" into Ukrainian.
Batyrin was the recipient of the "Koronation of Words," "Best Book of Ukraine," Volodymyr Korolenko Prize, the Oles Ulyanenko International Literary Prize, and the Hryhor Tytunnyk Prize. In 2009, he received the "Golden Fortune" award, and in 2010, he received an award from the National Union of Writers of Ukraine.