Olena Pchilka
Ukrainian writer, ethnographer, and activist () / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olha Petrivna Kosach[lower-alpha 1] (née Drahomanova[lower-alpha 2] 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.[1]
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrivna and the family name is Kosach.
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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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