Halyna Hai (Гали́на Семе́нівна Гай; 3 December 1956 – 28 March 2021) was a Ukrainian poet and writer. She studied at the Institute of Journalism at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and graduated in 1982.

Halyna Hai
Born(1956-12-03)3 December 1956
Died28 March 2021(2021-03-28) (aged 64)
Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Occupation(s)poet and writer

Hai worked both as a journalist for the Ukrainian state media and was the long-time editor of the publishing house Bukva based in Bila Tserkva. In 2008 she was the editor-in-chief of the Kyiv regional volume of the National Book of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine [uk]. After the publication of the book, Hai and the other authors were awarded the Order of Merit, 3rd class [uk] for "significant contribution to commemoration of the victims of the genocide of the Ukrainian people in connection with the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor 1932-1933 in Ukraine".[1][2][3]

Hai died on 28 March 2021, aged 64, from COVID-19.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Відійшла у засвіти письменниця Галина Гай
  2. ^ a b In memoriam. Галина Луків
  3. ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-08-27.