Lesya Ukrainka

Poet, Author

1871 – 1913

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Who was Lesya Ukrainka?

Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka, was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist.

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Born
Feb 25, 1871
Novohrad-Volynskyi
Also known as
  • Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Ukrainians
Nationality
  • Russian Empire
Profession
Lived in
  • Tbilisi
Died
Aug 1, 1913
Surami
Resting place
Baikove Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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