Jan TabachnykJan Petrovych Tabachnyk was a Soviet and Ukrainian variety composer, accordionist, politician and entrepreneur.BiographyTabachnyk was born on 31 July 1945 into a Jewish family. He was a member of the Party of Regions, a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada. Tabachnyk was placed at number 18 on the electoral list of Party of Regions during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. He was re-elected into parliament. Tabachnyk did not take part in elections later. He died on 11 September 2023, at the age of 78.AwardsPeople's [Artist of Ukraine] Order of Merit (III grade) Order of Merit (II grade) Order of Merit (I grade)