Background
He was born on 10 June in Horodne in the well-off family. When Valentine was a little boy, his father died in the war. He was the only child in the family, so he lived just with his mother.
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Valentin Hrabovsky
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Valentine graduated from primary school in Virivka.
Career
A few years later they moved into Virivka. There Valentine came to know and love the world of nature. During his childhood he liked to gather blackberries and raspberries, to mushroom and to fish.
Later she became the most important figure in his poems.
Then he was studying in Naraiiw and Velykoyablunivka. In 1954 he went to Zhytomyr Pedagogical University at the Faculty of Philology.
Later he was studying journalism in Kyiv. His first article was published in the magazine “Kolhospna pratsya”.
He was working as a newspaper editor for almost 10 years.
Valentine was also leading the Regional Literary Borys Ten Association. Valentine Hrabovsky was very popular among ordinary people as well as by well-known writers. The writer was working with young creative people and supported the talented youth.
He died on December 24, 2004 at the age of 67.
After his death he was called "Orpheus of Woodlands".
Personality
He was very kind and sympathetic.
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Nationality
Ukraine