Vasyl Ivanovych Folvarochnyi (; 30 January 1941 – 5 February 2022) was a Ukrainian novelist, poet and journalist. He was a Merited Figure of Arts of Ukraine.
Life and career
Born in , a village in the Lanivtsi Raion, Folvarochnyi started his university studies at the Chernivtsi National University and then graduated from the University of Lviv in 1963. After the university he started working for the newspaper (Молодий буковинець/Molodyi Bukovynets).
A member of Komsomol and later of the National Writers' Union of Ukraine, Folvarochny wrote dozens of novels, collections of short stories, poems and essays. During his life he was the recipient of several awards and accolades, including the title of Merited Figure of Arts of Ukraine, the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and the title of Commander of the Order of Merit of Ukraine. He died on 5 February 2022, at the age of 81.
Personal life
Folvarochnyi was married to writer Tetiana Pyshniuk.
Awards
Honored Artist of Ukraine (2001) Full Cavalier of the Order of Merit (March 23, 2006; January 20, 2010; August 22, 2016)