Jan Petrovych (Yakov Pinevich, Yakiv Pinevych) Tabachnyk (Ukrainian: Ян Петрович Табачник; 31 July 1945 – 11 September 2023) was a Soviet and Ukrainian variety composer, accordionist, politician and entrepreneur.[1]
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 Tabachnyk in 2013 | |
| Born | Jan Petrovych Tabachnyk 31 July 1945 |
| Died | 11 September 2023 (aged 78) Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| Title | People's Artist of Ukraine (1994) |
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Biography
editTabachnyk was born on 31 July 1945 into a Jewish family. He was a member of the Party of Regions, a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada (5th and 6th convocations). Tabachnyk was placed at number 18 on the electoral list of Party of Regions during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[2] He was re-elected into parliament.[2] Tabachnyk did not take part in elections later.[3] He died on 11 September 2023, at the age of 78.[4]
Awards
edit- People's Artist of Ukraine (1994)
- Order of Merit (III grade) (August 1999)
- Order of Merit (II grade) (May 2002)
- Order of Merit (I grade) (August 2004)
References
edit- ^ (29 July 2010). Президент Грузии Михаил Саакашвили вручил Яну Табачнику орден «Сияние», Fakty i Kommentarii (in Russian)
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
- ^ Small biography on Jan Tabachnyk, Civil movement "Chesno" (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Умер Ян Табачник. Каким запомнился Народный артист Украины. RBC-Ukraine information portal. Retrieved 11 September 2023. (in Russian)
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