Pavlo Tychyna

Pavlo Tychyna
Pavlo Tychyna
Павло Тичина
	Tychyna c. 1924
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR
	In office; 1953–1959
President	Mykhailo Hrechukha ; Demian Korotchenko
Preceded by	Oleksandr Korniychuk
Succeeded by	Oleksandr Korniychuk
Member of Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR
	In office; 1938–1967
Minister of Education of Ukrainian SSR
	In office; 1943–1948
Prime Minister	Leonid Korniyets ; Nikita Khrushchev ; Demian Korotchenko
Preceded by	Serhiy Bukhalo
Succeeded by	Hryhoriy Pinchuk
Member of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
	In office; 1946–1962
Deputy Chairman of Supreme Soviet Soviet of Nationalities
	In office; 1954–1962
President	Vilis Lācis ; Jānis Peive
Personal details
Born	Pavlo Hryhorovych Tychyna; January 23, 1891; Pisky, Russian Empire (Now Pisky, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine)
Died	16 September 1967 (aged 76); Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union (Now Kyiv, Ukraine)
Resting place	Baikove Cemetery, Kyiv
Nationality	Ukrainian
Political party	CPSU (1944–) ; CP(b)U (1952–1959, 1960–)
Residence(s)	Kharkiv, Kyiv, Ufa
Alma mater	Kyiv Commercial Institute
Occupation	Poet, academician, interpreter, publicist
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine	1929–1967
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Pavlo Hryhorovych Tychyna (Ukrainian: Павло Григорович Тичина; 23 January [O.S. 11 January] 1891 – September 16, 1967) was a major Ukrainian poet, translator, publicist, public activist, academician, and statesman. He composed the lyrics to the Anthem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.