Maksym Kryvtsov
{{Short description|Ukrainian poet, soldier (1990–2024)}}
{{family name hatnote|Oleksandrovych|Kryvtsov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
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| name = Maksym Kryvtsov
| native_name = {{nobold|Максим Кривцов}}
| image = Maksym Kryvtsov.jpeg
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| caption = Kryvtsov in 2020
| birth_name = Maksym Oleksandrovych Kryvtsov
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1990|01|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rivne, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|01|07|1990|01|23|df=y}}
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| nationality = Ukrainian
| other_names = Dali (Далі)
| occupation = Poet, soldier
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| awards = Order of Merit
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Maksym Oleksandrovych Kryvtsov ({{langx|uk|Максим Олександрович Кривцов}}; 22 January 1990 – 7 January 2024) was a Ukrainian poet, photographer, public figure, volunteer and soldier. He was a Junior sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Biography
Maksym Oleksandrovych Kryvtsov was born in Rivne on 22 January 1990.{{cite news |first=Olga |last=Skotnikova |title=Поет і військовий Максим «Далі» Кривцов загинув на фронті |url=https://vechirniy.kyiv.ua/news/93339/ |work=Вечірній Київ [Evening Kyiv] |date=7 January 2024 |access-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |trans-title=Poet and soldier Maxim "Dali" Kryvtsov died at the front |language=uk}} His father was a press salesman, and his mother was a school librarian. He studied at schools #23 and #28 in Rivne. He graduated from the Technical School of Technology and Design in Rivne with a degree in Production of Nonwoven Textile Materials.{{cite news |first=Anna-Lilia |last=Kokora |title="Кохання не зобов'язує до того, чого ти не хочеш" |trans-title="Love doesn't oblige you to do what you don't want" |url=https://gazeta.ua/articles/opinions-journal/_kohannya-ne-zobovyazuye-do-togo-chogo-ti-ne-hochesh/993893 |work=gazeta.ua |date=4 November 2020 |access-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date=|language=uk }}{{cite news |author= |title=На війні за Україну загинув доброволець, поет Максим Кривцов |trans-title=During the war for Ukraine, a volunteer, poet Maksym Kryvtsov died |url=https://novynarnia.com/2024/01/07/na-vijni-za-ukrayinu-zagynuv-dobrovolecz-poet-maksym-kryvczov/ |work=Новинарня [Newsroom] |date=7 January 2024 |access-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |language=uk}}
In 2014, Kryvtsov graduated from the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, where he studied footwear and leather goods design. He worked at the Rivne Factory of Nonwovens, as a sales assistant, assistant atelier master, and SMM manager of the {{lang|uk|Strokati yenoty}} project.
Kryvtsov was a participant of the Revolution of Dignity. From 2014, he was a volunteer at the frontlines, and was a member of the ATO/JFO. He participated in combat operations as part of the 5th Battalion of the Right Sector (2014–2015), and later as a senior machine gunner in the Rapid Response Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine (2016–2019). After demobilization, he worked as a content manager at the YARMIZ Center for Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation of ATO and JFO Participants, and was a copywriter at Veteran Hub.
With the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kryvtsov rejoined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On 7 January 2024, his red cat, to whom he had dedicated the poem below, died along with him.{{cite news |author= |title=На фронті загинув український поет Кривцов Максим |trans-title=Ukrainian poet Maksym Kryvtsov died at the front |url=https://bukvy.org/na-fronti-zagynuv-ukrayinskyj-poet-kryvczov-maksym/ |work=Букви [Letters] |date=8 January 2024 |access-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |language=uk}}{{cite news |first=Polina |last=Ivanenko |title="Непоправна втрата для України": на війні загинув відомий поет |trans-title="Irreparable loss for Ukraine": a famous poet died in the war |url=https://www.rbc.ua/rus/styler/nepopravna-vtrata-ukrayini-viyni-zaginuv-1704654024.html |work=РБК-Україна [RCB-Ukraine] |date=7 January 2024 |access-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |language=uk}} On 11 January, a farewell service was held at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral, and then on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv.{{cite news |author=Віолетта Карлащук, Влада Прізова |title=У Києві попрощалися з поетом та військовим Максимом «Далі» Кривцовим |url=https://suspilne.media/659070-u-kievi-poprosalisa-z-poetom-ta-vijskovim-maksimom-dali-krivcovim/ |work=Суспільне Новини |date=2024-01-11 |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date= }} He was buried on 12 January in his hometown on the Alley of Heroes at the Nove Cemetery.{{cite news |author=Анастасія Грунтківська, Надія Кривко |title=«Не знаю, як ми будемо без нього»: у Рівному попрощалися із військовим та поетом Максимом Кривцовим |url=https://suspilne.media/660334-ne-znau-ak-mi-budemo-bez-nogo-u-rivnomu-poprosalisa-iz-vijskovim-ta-poetom-maksimom-krivcovim/ |work=Суспільне Новини |date=2024-01-12 |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date= }}
Poetry
Kryvtsov wrote poetry since he was a teenager. He was published in collections with works by other authors—"The Book of Love 2.0. Love and War", "Where I am at Home: 112 Poems about Love and War", and "Lullaby of the 21st Century Vol. 1: What Lulls You to Sleep?". Songs based on his poetry have been performed by the Ukrainian band {{Ill|Yurcash|uk}} —"Dominant Height", "He is in the Armed Forces, She is in the TRO", and "Yellow Scotch". He was fond of photography.{{cite news |author= |title=Максим Кривцов |url=https://www.victims.memorial/people/maksym-kryvtsov |work=Платформа пам'яті Меморіал |date= |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date= }}
The song 'Yellow Scotch' based on a poem by Maksym Kryvtsov performed by the band 'Yurkesh' sounds in the movie 'Our Kitties'.
In 2023, Kryvtsov published a collection of poetry {{lang|uk|Virshi z biinytsi}}, which was recognized as one of the best Ukrainian books of 2023 by PEN Ukraine.{{cite news |author= |title=Найкращі українські книжки 2023 року за версією ПЕН |trans-title=The best Ukrainian books of 2023 according to PEN |url=https://pen.org.ua/najkrascshi-ukrayinski-knyzhky-2023-roku-za-versiyeyu-pen |work=Pen Ukraine |date=28 December 2023 |access-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |language=uk}}
Awards
References
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Further reading
- {{cite news |last1=Korniyenko |first1=Natalya |title=Echoes from the frontline: Maksym Kryvtsov on war, poetry, and why Ukrainian youth give him hope |url=https://chytomo.com/en/maksym-kryvtsov-i-had-a-fearsome-dream-to-walk-around-kyiv-with-a-rifle-in-my-hands/ |access-date=8 January 2024 |work=Chytomo |date=23 May 2023 |page= |trans-title= |language=}}
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Category:Military personnel from Rivne
Category:Ukrainian military personnel killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Category:People of the Revolution of Dignity
Category:Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class