Olena Pchilka is known as a poet, translator, folklorist and social activist. Throughout her life, the writer supported the Ukrainian language, traditions and culture, and advocated for women’s rights and equal education. Biography Olena Pchilka was born on 29 June 1849. Her real name was Olha Drahomanova-Kosach. She is the mother of the poetess Lesya Ukrainka. Olena came from the ...

Today, 18 June, would have been the 90th birthday of Ukrainian writer and poet Ivan Nechytailo. Many fans of Ukrainian literature remember him for his books and poems. Biography Ivan Nechytailo was born on 18 June 1935 in Poltava region. The author, known in the literary world primarily for his lyrical prose, depicted the life of a Ukrainian village, the ...

Irene Nemirovsky (Irina Nemirovskaya) was a French writer of Ukrainian Jewish descent. Her life turned out to be tragic, as the events of the Second World War were catastrophic. Childhood Iryna was born in Kyiv on 24 February 1903. Her family was quite wealthy. Lev (Arie) Borysovych Nemyrovsky, the writer’s father, was one of the most famous bankers of the ...

Taras Shevchenko lived in Kyiv for some time. To a certain extent, the rhythm of the big city could have affected his work. The young poet arrived in Kyiv in 1843. It was here that he came up with the ideas that were actually the basis for the creation of the Cyril and Methodius Society. Taras Shevchenko saw a lot ...