Lesya Ukrainka

Lesya Ukrainka
Леся Українка
Lesya Ukrainka; Леся Українка
Born	Larysa Petrivna Kosach; 25 February 1871; Novohrad-Volynskyi, Volhynia Governorate, Russian Empire; (now Zviahel, Ukraine)
Died	1 August 1913 (aged 42); Surami, Russian Empire (now Georgia)
Resting place	Baikove Cemetery, Kyiv
Occupation	Poet; writer; playwright;
Period	1884–1913
Literary movement	Modernism
Notable works	Forest Song; On the Wings of Songs;
Spouse	Klyment Kvitka (m. 1907)
Relatives	Olena Pchilka (mother); Olha Kosach-Kryvyniuk (sister); Mykhailo Drahomanov (uncle); Yulia Krukovskaya (great-aunt);
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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 feminist 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), plays Princess (1913), Cassandra (1903–1907), In the Catacombs (1905), and Forest Song (1911).

Lesya Ukrainka Леся Українка

Born	Larysa Petrivna Kosach (1871-02-25)25 February 1871 Novohrad-Volynskyi, Volhynia Governorate, Russian Empire (now Zviahel, Ukraine)
Died	1 August 1913(1913-08-01) (aged 42) Surami, Russian Empire (now Georgia)
Resting place	Baikove Cemetery, Kyiv
Occupation	Poet writer playwright
Period	1884–1913
Literary movement	Modernism
Notable works	Forest Song On the Wings of Songs
Spouse	Klyment Kvitka (m. 1907)
Relatives	Olena Pchilka (mother) Olha Kosach-Kryvyniuk (sister) Mykhailo Drahomanov (uncle) Yulia Krukovskaya (great-aunt)
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