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Olena Pchilka

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Also known as Olha Kosach

Ukrainian academic (1849–1930)

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Olena Pchilka, born Olga Petrivna Kosach in 1849 in Hadiach, was a Ukrainian and Russian-speaking ethnologist, writer, and journalist. She was a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Her works include *Poezii͡a v styli͡u "modern"*, *Opovidanni︠a︡*, *Zoloti dni zolotoho dyti͡achoho viku--*, *Pershyĭ vinok*, and *The spirit of the times*.

She was the mother of Lesya Ukrainka, Mykhailo Kosach, Izydora Kosach-Borysova, and Olha Kosach-Kryvyniuk, and the sister of Mykhailo Drahomanov. A Ukrainian ethnic group member, she held citizenship in the Russian Empire, Ukrainian People's Republic, Ukrainian State, and Soviet Union. She died in Kyiv in 1930 and was buried at Baikove Cemetery.

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Works
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  • Poezii͡a v styli͡u "modern"
  • Opovidanni︠a︡
  • "Zoloti dni zolotoho dyti͡achoho viku--"
  • Pershyĭ vinok
  • The spirit of the times

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Key facts

Born
Olha Petrivna Drahomanova , ( 1849-06-29 ) 29 June 1849, Hadiach , Poltava Governorate , Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died
4 October 1930 (1930-10-04) (aged 81), Kyiv , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Pen name
Olena Pchilka
Occupation
writer , civil activist
Language
Ukrainian
Alma mater
Exemplary Boarding School of Noble Maidens (Kyiv)
Spouse
Petro Kosach
Children
7, including Larysa , Olha , and Izydora
Relatives
Mykhailo Drahomanov (brother)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Ukrainian State
Place of birth
Hadiach
Place of death
Kyiv
Occupation
journalist
Languages spoken
Russian
Image
Пчилка.jpg
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Commons category
Olena Pchilka
date of birth
1849-06-17
date of death
1930-10-04
member of
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
place of burial
Baikove Cemetery
name in native language
Олена Пчілка
birth name
Ольга Петрівна Косач
Commons gallery
Olena Pchilka
ethnic group
Ukrainians
pseudonym
Княжна Н. Кочубеївна
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WikiProject Ukraine
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Encyclopedic overview

Olha Petrivna Kosach (née Drahomanova 29 June 1849 – 4 October 1930), better known by her pen name Olena Pchilka (Ukrainian: Олена Пчілка), was a Ukrainian publisher, writer, ethnographer, interpreter, and civil activist. She was the sister of Mykhailo Drahomanov and the mother of Lesya Ukrainka, Olha Kosach-Kryvyniuk, Mykhailo Kosach, Oksana Kosach-Shymanovska, Mykola Kosach, Izydora Kosach-Borysova and Yuriy Kosach.

Biography

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