Valerian Polishchuk

[2] In 1919 he published his first poem The Old Tale on How Olga Burned Korosten (Сказання давнєє про те, як Ольга Коростень спалила).

In 1923, he joined HART, which also featured, among others, Pavlo Tychyna, Volodymyr Sosiura, and Mykola Khvylovy.

In 1925, Polishchuk co-founded the modernist literature group Avanhard, which existed until 1930. he published over 40 books, mainly poems.

In November 1934 he was arrested, accused in counterrevolutionary activity, and on 27 or 28 March 1935 he was sentenced for 10 years in jail without having a trial.

He was sent to Solovki prison camp and eventually executed in Sandarmokh with other figures of Ukrainian culture.