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Lesya Ukrainka
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Ukrainian poet, writer and feminist (1871–1913)
Lesya Ukrainka was a Ukrainian poet, writer, and feminist who lived from 1871 to 1913 and made significant contributions to Ukrainian literature and culture. Her work is important because she helped shape modern Ukrainian literary traditions while also advocating for women's rights during a time when both were groundbreaking pursuits in her country.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Zviahel
- Place of death
- Surami
- Spouse
- Klyment Kvitka
- Mother
- Olena Pchilka
- Languages spoken
- Ukrainian
- Notable work
- The Forest Song
- Field of work
- poetry
- Genre
- verse drama
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- Lesya Ukrainka 1901 (facecrop).jpg
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- birth name
- Лариса Петрівна Косач
- topic's main category
- Category:Lesya Ukrainka
- Commons category
- Lesya Ukrainka
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Pott disease
- date of birth
- 1871-02-25
- date of death
- 1913-08-01
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- place of burial
- Baikove Cemetery
- Commons Creator page
- Lesya Ukrainka
- name in native language
- Лариса Петрівна Косач-Квітка
- ethnic group
- Ukrainians
- pseudonym
- Леся Українка
- start of work period
- 1876-00-00
- writing language
- French
- name
- ꠟꠦꠡ꠆ꠁꠀ ꠃꠇ꠆ꠞꠂꠘ꠆ꠇꠣ
- end of work period
- 1913-00-00
- contributed to creative work
- Mavka: The Forest Song
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Encyclopedic overview
Lesya Ukrainka (Ukrainian: Леся Українка, romanized: Lesia Ukrainka, pronounced [ˈlɛsʲɐ ʊkrɐˈjinkɐ]; born Larysa Petrivna Kosach, Ukrainian: Лариса Петрівна Косач; 25 February [O.S. 13 February] 1871 – 1 August [O.S. 19 July] 1913) was one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, best known for her poems and plays. She was also an active political, civil, and female rights activist.
Among her best-known works are the collections of poems On the Wings of Songs (1893), Thoughts and Dreams (1899), Echos (1902), the epic poem Ancient Fairy Tale (1893), One Word (1903), and the plays Princess (1913), Cassandra (1903–1907), In the Catacombs (1905), and Forest Song (1911).
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