Oleksa Slisarenko
1891–1937 (age 46)
Writer
Biography
Oleksa Slisarenko was born in 1891 and became a writer, contributing to the cultural life of his time. He worked during a period of significant literary activity in the Soviet Union.
In 1937, during the height of the Great Purge, Slisarenko was executed at Sandarmokh, joining the tragic roster of intellectuals and writers whose voices were silenced by political repression.