Background
OLENICH-GNENENKO, Aleksandr was born on September 11, 1893 in village Kegichevka, Poltava Province.
OLENICH-GNENENKO, Aleksandr was born on September 11, 1893 in village Kegichevka, Poltava Province.
1916 graduate correspondence course at Law Faculty, Khar.’kov University.
Took part in 1917 October Revol and Civil War in Eastern Siberia. Executive government and Party work. Fought in World War 2.
1951-1954 cd, almanach “Don”. 1913 First verse published. Wrote children's works and translated from Ukraine, Azer and other languages.
Did one of best translations of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” (1940) and translated verse of Edgar Allan Poe. In his latter years worked on his memoirs and an autobiographical novelette.
Communist Party member from 1918.