![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Mykola_Voronyi.jpg/640px-Mykola_Voronyi.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Mykola Voronyi
Ukrainian writer, director and actor (1871–1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mykola Kindratovych Voronyi (Ukrainian: Мико́ла Кіндра́тович Ворони́й, pronounced [mɪˈkɔlɐ kinˈdrɑtowɪtʃ woroˈnɪj]; December 6, 1871, – June 7, 1938) was a Ukrainian writer, poet, actor, director, and political activist.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Gnome-mime-audio-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-audio-openclipart.svg.png)
Problems playing this file? See media help.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Mykola_Voronyi.jpg/320px-Mykola_Voronyi.jpg)
Born in Rostov-on-Don[1] in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate, he acted in the troupes of Marko Kropyvnytskyi and the Ruska Besida Theatre. Voronyi was a founding member of the Central Council of Ukraine. He was also a founder of the Ukrainian National Theater in 1917.[1]
In 1938 he was executed in Odesa by the NKVD troika on made up accusations of belonging to the Ukrainian militarist and nationalist organization.[2]