Andriy Malyshko

Andriy Samiylovych Malyshko (Андрій Самійлович Малишко; 14 November 1912, Obukhiv – 17 February 1970, Kyiv) was a Soviet and Ukrainian poet, translator and singer. Many of his poems were made into songs for example: Рідна мати моя - При ватрі.

Awards and honors

 * Two Orders of Lenin (1960, 1962)
 * Order of the Red Banner (1944)
 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1967)
 * Order of the Red Star (1943)
 * Order of the Badge of Honour (1939)
 * Two Stalin Prizes (1947, 1951)
 * USSR State Prize (1969)
 * Shevchenko National Prize (1964)