Vasyl Stus

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Kyiv_University
gptkbp:associated_act Ukrainian dissident movement
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Shevchenko_National_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date January 6, 1938
gptkbp:birth_place Stusivka, Ukraine
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Baikove_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Dmytro Stus
gptkbp:death_date September 4, 1985
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Ukrainian
gptkbp:famous_quote “ I will not be silent.”
“ I am not afraid of death, I am afraid of life.”
“ Freedom is my life.”
“ I am a poet, and I will be a poet.”
“ The word is my weapon.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vasyl Stus
gptkbp:influenced Ukrainian literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Taras_Shevchenko
gptkb:Lesya_Ukrainka
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Ukrainian_language
Ukrainian history
Ukrainian culture
Ukrainian folklore
Ukrainian identity
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:poetry
prose
political activism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ukrainian
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:cultural_icon
Symbol of resistance
Influence on future generations
Inspiration for activists
Martyr for freedom
gptkbp:literary_movement Ukrainian modernism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Ukrainian
gptkbp:notable_work The Last Poem
The Word of the Wordless
The Book of the Word
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activists
gptkb:poet
gptkbp:place_of_death Moscow, Russia
gptkbp:political_affiliation Ukrainian Helsinki Group
gptkbp:spouse Valentyna Stus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ukraine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4