In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Volodomyrovich and the family name is Lushchai.
| Yuriy Lushchai | |
|---|---|
| Юрій Лущай | |
| Born | Yuri Volodomyrovich Lushchai 10 February 1982 Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | March 28, 2024(2024-03-28) (aged 42) Ivanivske, Donetsk Oblast |
| Cause of death | War |
| Body discovered | Ivanivske, Donetsk Oblast |
| Burial place | Mukachevo Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Nationality | Ukraine |
| Occupation(s) | Wikipedian, historian and poet |
| Years active | 2009–2020 |
| Known for | Contributing to Misplaced Pages |
Yuriy Volodomyrovich Lushchai (Ukrainian: Юрій Володимирович Лущай, romanized: Yuriy Volodomyrovich Lushchai, pronounced [ˈjurij woloˈdɪmɪrowɪtʃ luʃtʃɑj]; Russian: Юрий Владимирович Лущай, romanized: Yurii Vladimirovich Lushchai; 10 February 1982 – 28 March 2024) was a Ukrainian Wikipedian, historian and poet.
Early life and education
Lushchai was born on 10 February in 1982 in Kramatorsk. His parents worked at a factory.
Lushchai started to be interested in history while studying at school. In 2006, he finished his master's degree at the Faculty of History in National University of Kharkiv. He was conducting historical research. In the early 2010s, he was a Ph.D. student at Kharkiv National Pedagogical University.
Career and writing
Lushchai worked as a teacher and lecturer. He began writing poems in Ukrainian in 1995. In 2000, Lushchai started to write rhymed poems, and in 2018, began writing fairy tales. He published a book in 2023.
As a Wikipedian
He wrote more than 300 articles in Russian Misplaced Pages. In Russian Misplaced Pages, he was 122nd among Wikipedians by the amount of edits made. His last edit was made on 25 March 2024. He was also long-serving administrator in Russian Misplaced Pages.
Personal life and death
In 2009, Lushchai registered on Russian Misplaced Pages. He became a patrolled user in 2012, and an administrator in 2018. Lushchai started approximately 300 articles. In 2015, 2017, and 2020, he was a member of Russian Misplaced Pages's Arbitration Committee.
On 6 April 2022, after the beginning of Russian invasion of Ukraine, he moved with his family to the west of Ukraine. Lushchai enlisted in the Ukrainian Army in January 2023, after several attempts. He was killed in action while defending his native Donetsk Oblast. Starting from 28 March, he was regarded as missing. Lushchai died near Ivanivske, Donetsk Oblast. He was buried on 10 April in Mukachevo Raion in Zakarpattia Oblast.
Legacy
According to Dmitry Kuzmin, as an important contributor to Russian Misplaced Pages, Lushchai is the most significant Russian cultural figure killed at Russo-Ukrainian War, and it is symbolic that he was fighting for Ukraine.
See also
References
- ^ Микола Жалнін (11 April 2024). ""Я все-таки дожив до 42 років": на Закарпатті попрощалися із загиблим на війні краматорцем". Kramatorsk Post (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Антон Малиновський (11 April 2024). ""Ми за свободу боролись скільки було наших сил": захищаючи Донеччину загинув поет з Краматорська Юрій Лущай". Pro100media (in Ukrainian).
- "Програма конференції "Християнізаційні впливи в Київській Русі за часів князя Оскольда: 1150 років"". religions.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- Лущай, Ю.В. (2015). "ЛЕКСИЧЕСКИЕ ЗАИМСТВОВАНИЯ ИЗ СЛАВЯНСКИХ ЯЗЫКОВ В ЗАПАДНОЕВРОПЕЙСКИХ ИСТОЧНИКАХ XIII-XV вв" (PDF).
- Под Артемовском погиб один из администраторов русскоязычной "Википедии"
- Один из администраторов русской «Википедии» погиб под Бахмутом
- Под Бахмутом погиб украинский админ русскоязычной Википедии
- У Великих Лучках на Мукачівщині попрощалися з Юрієм Лущаєм, що переїхав з сім'єю з Краматорська і поліг на рідній Донеччині
- На Закарпатті попрощалися із полеглим на війні Юрієм Лущаєм
- Под Бахмутом погиб украинский историк, который писал статьи для "Википедии"
- Дмитрий Кузьмин (27 April 2024). "Остаться самим собой. Дмитрий Кузьмин – о ловушках идентичности". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 28 April 2024.