Mykhailo Maiskyi

from Grayvoron, Russian Empire

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Biography

Born in 1889 in Grayvoron. In 1920, while in his spare time, he wrote his first story and his friends advised him to publish it in the newspaper “Proletary”. After the publication of the work and successful reviews, he seriously thought about a literary career and began writing works and scripts. In 1921 he began working as a playwright, writing the play "On Duty", which had a huge success in the theater, after the success in the theater, the play began to be staged in workers' clubs. He also wrote a number of scripts for cinema.

Timeline

1930Aged 41

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1924Aged 35

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