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Ivan LeUkrainian Soviet writer and journalist, special correspondent. Member of the RCP(b) since 1922.
Date of Birth: 22.03.1895
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Content:
- Ivan Le: Ukrainian Soviet Writer and Journalist
- Military Service and Revolutionary Activities
- Literary Debut and Writing Career
- World War II and Post-War Writing
- Historical Novels and Later Life
Ivan Le: Ukrainian Soviet Writer and Journalist
Early Life and CareerIvan L. Moysia, known as Ivan Le, was born on March 10 (22), 1895, in the village of Moysentsy, Ukraine. From the age of seven, he worked as a shepherd for wealthy farmers and as a horse-driver in the mines of Kryvyi Rih.
Despite financial hardships, Le completed his elementary education in 1917. While working as a miner in the Shmakovskaya mine, he began writing for the newspaper "Prideneprovye". In 1914, he was drafted into the army.
Military Service and Revolutionary Activities
During World War I, Le served on the front line and published anti-war poems in the underground soldiers' newspaper "Khimik". He actively participated in the February and October Revolutions of 1917 and fought in the Civil War in Ukraine.
Literary Debut and Writing Career
Le emerged as a professional writer in the 1920s after graduating from a workers' preparatory school and entering the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. During this period, he published his first works, including the short story "Smichka" (1925), the novella "Yukhim Kudrya" (1927), and the collection of stories "Dance of the Belly" (1927).
In 1931, Le's novel "Integral" (about the EMZ in Donbas and its workers) was published. A year later, his "Novel of the Intermountain Region" explored socialist transformations in Uzbekistan. Throughout the 1930s, he produced collections of stories and the novel "The Story of Joy" (1938), which depicted the spiritual and civic growth of Soviet women.
World War II and Post-War Writing
During World War II, Le worked as a special correspondent for "Izvestiya", writing frontline essays and stories that were later compiled into the book "My Letters" (1945). His experiences in the war also inspired the novel "Southwest" (1950, co-written with A.S. Levadov), the book "On the Brink of the Abyss" (1957), and the novella "Maple Leaf" (1960).
Historical Novels and Later Life
Encouraged by Maxim Gorky, Le embarked on a seven-volume historical novel series titled "Ukraine." It included the novel "Nalivaiko" (1940) and the epic "Bohdan Khmelnytsky" (1957-1965).
Le served as a member of the presidium of the Writers' Union of Ukraine and actively engaged in public affairs. He died on October 9, 1978, and was buried in the Baikovo Cemetery in Kyiv.
