Yuriy Ruf
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{{Short description|Ukrainian poet, writer and public figure (1980–2022)}}{{Infobox poet
| name = Yuriy Ruf
| native_name = Юрій Романович Дадак
| years_active = 2011–2022
| notableworks = "Багряна лірика" (2012)
"Час революції" (2014)
"На зламі епох" (2015)
| image = Yuriy Ruf cropped.jpg
| caption = Ruf in front of "{{Interlanguage|Дух Нації|uk}}" (Nation's spirit) flag.
| birth_date = 26 September 1980
| birth_place = Berezhany, Ternopil Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|4|1|1980|9|26|df=yes}}
| death_place = Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
| education = Ukrainian National Forestry University
| occupation = Academic
| nationality = Ukrainian
| children = Two
}}
Yuriy Ruf ({{langx|uk|Юрій Руф}}), real name Yuriy Romanovych Dadak ({{langx|uk|Юрій Романович Дадак}}; 26 September 1980 – 1 April 2022) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, scientist, public figure, and founder of a literary project "{{Interlanguage|Dukh Natsiyi|uk|Дух Нації}}" ("Nation's spirit").
Biography
Yuriy Ruf was born in 1980 in the Ternopil region of Ukraine. His publications include "Багряна лірика" (2012), "Час Революції" (2014), and "На зламі епох" (2015).{{Cite web |title=ДАДАК Юрій Романович |url=https://irp.te.ua/dadak-yurij-romanovych/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Тернопільщина |language=uk}} His poetry was also included in Ukrainian modern nationalist poetry compilations "Голос крові" (2013), and "Відлуння свинцевих громовиць" (2015).
Yuriy Ruf began writing poetry when he was 14 years old.{{Cite web|url=http://vlasno.info/spetsproekti/1/persona/item/8618-yakshcho-my-ne-ukrainizuiemo-front-povzucha-rusyfikatsiia-vizme-svoie-yurii-ruf-u-vinnytsi|title="Якщо ми не українізуємо фронт, повзуча русифікація візьме своє" — Юрій Руф у Вінниці {{!}} Новини Вінниці {{!}} Новости Винницы {{!}} ВЛАСНО.info|last=Новак|first=Богдан|website=vlasno.info|access-date=29 May 2016}} He is known for his critical views toward traditional Ukrainian poetry where, according to him, Ukrainians are predominantly portrayed as poor and ill-fated.{{Cite web|url=http://vn.20minut.ua/Kult-podii/poet-natsionalist-yuriy-ruf-obraz-mertvogo-kozaka-ta-zaplakanoyi-divch-10479605.html|title=Поет Юрій Руф: образ мертвого козака та заплаканої дівчини українцям нав'язують грантодавці - 20 хвилин|website=vn.20minut.ua|access-date=29 May 2016}} He believed such poetry lowers self-esteem and a sense of national pride. He, therefore, considered his poetry to be a type of poetic propaganda of patriotism. Fans describe his poetry as "front line lyrics", that is poetry of war and patriotism aimed at raising fighting spirit, delivering motivation, and a sense of national pride.{{Cite web |title=У бою за Україну загинув доцент університету Юрій ДАДАК (український поет Юрій Руф) |url=https://nltu.edu.ua/index.php/home/novyny/item/1196-u-boiu-z-rosiiskymy-okupantamy-na-luhanshchyni-zahynuv-dotsent-kafedry-tekhnolohii-lisopyliannia-stoliarnykh-i-derevianykh-budivelnykh-vyrobiv-kandydat-tekhnichnykh-nauk-yurii-dadak-ukrainskyi-poet-yurii-ruf |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=nltu.edu.ua |language=uk-ua}}
His most recent publication "На зламі епох" (2015) was dedicated to Ukrainian heroes of the current Russian-Ukrainian war, and contains verses honoring certain individuals, military units, Ukrainian soldiers, battles, and other wartime events.
He lived in Lviv, and was a father of two children. He was a reservist for the 24th mechanized brigade, and was killed in action during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in Luhansk Oblast.{{cite news |title=У бою з окупантами загинув український поет Юрій Руф |url=https://dilo.net.ua/novyny/u-boyu-z-okupantamy-zagynuv-ukrayinskyj-poet-yurij-ruf/ |access-date=3 April 2022 |agency=Dilo |date=2 April 2022 |language=uk}}
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Category:People from Berezhany
Category:Military personnel from Ternopil Oblast
Category:Ukrainian National Forestry University alumni
Category:21st-century Ukrainian writers
Category:Ukrainian nationalists
Category:21st-century Ukrainian poets
Category:Ukrainian military personnel killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine