Vsevolod Nestayko(1930-2014)
- Writer
Vsevolod Nestayko was one of Ukraine's best-known and best loved children's literature writer. He wrote and published stories, fairy tales, novels and plays over many years, and his books have been translated into twenty languages around the world. The short film adaptation of his "Toreadors from Vasyukivka" won a Grand-prix at the International Festival in Munich in 1968 and the main prize in Sydney in 1969. His works are included in school curricula in Ukraine.