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Tovtonis Vitaly Pavlovich (Znamyanka, Kirovohrad Region March 24 1883 – February 11 1936 M.Hadyach, Poltava Region) — Ukrainian novelist and playwright from Yelysavetgrad region (now Kirovohrad region). Most often, he uses the pseudonym V. Tal, as well as Zabagai-Tovstonos and Argus.

Biography
He was born in the city of Znamyanka Kirovohrad Oblast. He was the first manager of the Ukrainian bookstore in Katerynodar.

He was a locksmith by profession, but after receiving his education in 1908, he began to publish stories in the periodicals "Rada", "Native Land" and others. When he became the editor of "Sela" in 1911, he had to serve all the monetary fines imposed by the censorship in the police station for half of the imposed fine, because the newspaper had no money to pay the fines. During the years 1917-1927, he published 13 plays. He also wrote three stories for young people: "Dear vagabonds" (1927), "Unusual adventures of sailors" (1929), "To the world" (1930). In the first and last, the events take place in the 1920s among homeless people and workers, among whom there are descendants of the sailors described in "Unusual Adventures". The writer belonged to the "Plough" literary group. Unfortunately, after 1930, he did not manage to publish a single work. The writer died on February 11, 1936 in Hadyach, Poltava Oblast.

Literary creativity
The first short story "Hematogen" was printed 1908 in the newspaper "Rada". In addition, it was published in the newspapers "Voice of Labor", "Bolshevik Poltavashchyna" village", in the magazines "Plough", "Pluzhanin", "Life and Revolution", was a member of the literary organization "Plough".

Separate books of plays: "Comrade Prylitayko", "Mystery", "New Revision" (1917), "Day of Truth", "Woman with a Voice", "Crow", "Mystery (Everything as it was)" ( 1918), "At the Crossroads" (1925), "Former First in the Whole Society", "Maika", "Skybiny Children", "The Death of Taras Bulba" (1926), " For one's friends" (1927); the stories "Dear Tramps" (1927), "Unusual Adventures of Bursaks" (1929, reprint in, 2015), "To the World" (1930).

Publications

 * Tal V. The unusual adventures of sailors. Kharkiv: State Publishing House of Ukraine, 1929. 490 pages.
 * (reprint) Tal V. The unusual adventures of sailors. Kyiv: Nash Format, 2015. 296 pages. ISBN 978-617-7279-23-4
 * Tal V. The death of Taras Bulba: (Nikanorovych's benefit) : [hist.-art. tragedy (based on Gogol)] : comedy-buffoonery in one act : (scene on stage) / V. Tal (Tovstonos). — Kharkiv: State. edition of Ukraine, 1926. — [26] p.

Literature

 * Encyclopedia of personalities of Kirovohrad region

Link

 * Tal V. The death of Taras Bulba: (Nikanorovych's benefit) : history and art. tragedy (according to Gogol): comedy-buffoonery in one act: (scene on stage) / V. Tal (Tovstonos). — Kharkiv: State. edition of Ukraine, 1926. — 26 p.
 * V. Talʹ. Nezvychayni pryhody bursakiv. Nash format, 2015 . - 269 p.