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Lina Kostenko is a Ukrainian poet, writer, children's writer, and prose writer. Born on 19 March 1930 in Rzhyshchiv, she is a member of the Ukrainian ethnic group and holds citizenship in the Soviet Union and Ukraine. She writes in Ukrainian and began her work period in 1957. Her field of work encompasses poetry and literature, with notable genres including poetry.
Kostenko was educated at the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University and the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. She is a member of the USSR Union of Writers. Her top works include *Marusi͡ia Churaĭ*, *Vitryla*, *Mandrivky sert͡si͡a*, *Prominni͡a zemli*, and *Luchi zemli*. She has received the Antonovych prize, the Shevchenko National Prize, the Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv," and the Honored badge of merit of the President of Ukraine.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 19 Mar 1930
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Marusi͡a Churaĭ
- Vitryla
- Mandrivky sert͡si͡a
- Prominni͡a zemli
- Luchi zemli
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lina
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Place of birth
- Rzhyshchiv
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Educated at
- Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
- Languages spoken
- Ukrainian
- Field of work
- literature
- Genre
- poetry
- Image
- Костенко Л.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lina Kostenko
- date of birth
- 1930-03-19
- member of
- USSR Union of Writers
- name in native language
- Ліна Василівна Костенко
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- WikiProject Ukraine
- ethnic group
- Ukrainians
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- social media followers
- 69258
- writing language
- Ukrainian
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Encyclopedic overview
Lina Vasylivna Kostenko (Ukrainian: Ліна Василівна Костенко; born 19 March 1930) is a Ukrainian poet, journalist, writer, publisher, and former Soviet dissident. A founder and leading representative of the Sixtiers poetry movement, Kostenko has been described as one of Ukraine's foremost poets and credited with reviving Ukrainian-language lyric poetry.
Kostenko has been granted numerous honours, including an honorary professorship at Kyiv Mohyla Academy, honorary doctorates of Lviv and Chernivtsi Universities, the Shevchenko National Prize, and the Legion of Honour.
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