Tryzuby Stas
Tryzuby Stas Тризубий Стас | |
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Birth name | Stanislav Shcherbatykh |
Born | Aleysk, Altai Krai, (RSFSR) | February 24, 1948
Died | January 24, 2007 Kiev, Ukraine | (aged 58)
Genres | folk, pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, poet |
Instruments | guitar |
Years active | 1991–2007 |
Stanislav Ivanovych Shcherbatykh (Ukrainian: Станіслав Іванович Щербатих, Russian: Станислав Иванович Щербатых) (24 February 1948 – 24 January 2007) was a Ukrainian bard, an author of the Ukrainian anti-communist political satire[1] and other humorous original songs. He is better known for his scenic name of Tryzuby Stas. He is also was known as the Ukrainian Vysotskiy.[1]
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Biography
Shcherbatykh was born in Altai in the town of Aleysk (some sources claim Altaisk). His father was Russian, mother - a native Ukrainian. After his father was killed the Sherbatykh family moved to their relatives in Stanislaviv, Ukrainian SSR in summer of 1949. Stanislav's uncle was a warrior of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and later spent some 10 years in Gulag. Stanislav graduated from a Russian-speaking school.
After finishing institute he worked as a musician in a restaurant. In 1976 Sherbatykh married a Kievan poet Maria Huk-Shcherbatykh, originally from Lviv Oblast. In 1977 together with his he travels to Kamchatka to earn extra money. There was born his son Volodymyr. In Kamchatka Sherbatykh worked as a painter, photograph, and director the House of Culture. In 1980 he returned to the Ukraine. In Ukraine Shcherbatykh worked in the film industry, particularly - documentaries and cartoons. One of his cartoons "Sasha's seagull" on the international film festival "Kinomarina - 75" earned a bronze medal.
By the end of 1980's joined the theatrical studio "Ne zhurysya!" in Lviv. From 1991 Shcherbatykh was touring together with the troupe. His scenic name Tryzuby Stas (Tri-teeth Stas) he humorously explained that he has three teeth for the next things:[a] one - Komsomol, second - Communist Party, and third - Trade Union. In the beginning of 1990s Shcherbatykh astonished many by his critical lyric in address of government. Since mid-90's Shcherbatykh lived in Kiev. He is laureate of the festival of original song "Obereh" and the music festival "Chervona Ruta", as well as a participant of the Sopot international festival where he sang in Polish.
He died on January 24 (some sources state 27), 2007 in his Kiev apartment from his third heart attack.[2] Sherbatykh was buried near Ivano-Frankivsk at Dem'ianiv Laz, next to the victims of the Soviet repressions.
“ | На писок я тризубий, по паспорту — москаль | ” |
Notes
- ^ To have a teeth on something is a play-on-word meaning to have a grudge on something.
References
- ^ a b Andrei Arkhangelskiy. Former KGB agents will feel sorry yet that one day they missed the Tri-dental Stas (Бывшие кагэбэшники еще пожалеют, что в свое время проглядели тризубого стаса). Fakty. 1 October 1999
- ^ Halyna Vakar. Tri-dental Stas suffered three heart attacks (Тризубий Стас переніс три інсульти). Hazeta po-ukrayinsky. 22 February 2008
External links
- Profile at uamusiclib.com (in Ukrainian)
- Sample of one of his songs (in Ukrainian)
- List of his works (in Ukrainian)
- Blog of Tryzuby Stas at livejournal.com (in Ukrainian)