Mykola Karpov
Mykola Karpov (Ukrainian: Микола Олексійович Карпов; 8 July 1929 in Poltava – 6 April 2003 in Kyiv) was a Ukrainian screenwriter.
Early life
Karpov took part in the Great Patriotic War (Second World War), being a sea cadet in the Black Sea Fleet at the age of 14.[1] He graduated from the Central Komsomol School department of journalism in 1956 and from the Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University history department in 1962.[2]
Government career
Karpov worked for Komsomol and the Communist Party. He was editor-in-chief of the central administrative board in film production of Ministry of Culture of the Ukrainian SSR. From 1976 to 2000, he was a secretary of the Committee of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine.
Works
Karpov was the screenwriter of numerous films, including:
- The Duty of Everyone
- Landing Force to Immortality (1965)
- Commander Dybenko (1966)
- Mamai Barrow
- Brest Fortress
- Ships are Going (1969)
- We are Communists (1971)
- Four Orders of Commander Fedko
- The First Flag of soviet Fleet (1979)
- Young Chief (1982)
His books include:
- Young Chief (1958)
- Towards Storm (1960)
- Through Gales and Storms (1961)
- Mysterious Olena (1962)
References
- ^ Karpov, Mykola (1961). Krizʹ buri i shtormy (in Ukrainian). Vyd-vo T͡SK LKSMU "Molodʹ". p. 5. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ Махтіна, Є. Н.; Парфенюк, О. Б. (12 December 2012). "Карпов Микола Олексійович". Енциклопедія Сучасної України (in Ukrainian). Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. Retrieved 2 March 2026.