Hanna Barvinok
Ukrainian writer and folklorist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oleksandra Mikhailovna Bilozerska-Kulish (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндра Михай́лівна Білозе́рська-Кулі́ш; 5 May 1828 – 6 July 1911), who commonly wrote under the pseudonym Hanna Barvinok, was a Ukrainian writer and folklorist.[1] Considered one of the most important writers in Ukraine, she was the first female writer of modern Ukrainian literature and became a pioneer of ethnographic realism in Ukrainian writing.[2][3][4]
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Hanna Barvinok | |
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Ганна Барвінок | |
Born | Oleksandra Mikhailovna Bilozerska (1828-05-05)5 May 1828 Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire (now Chernihiv Governorate, Ukraine) |
Died | 6 July 1911(1911-07-06) (aged 83) Motronivka |
Occupation(s) | Writer, folklorist |
Spouse | Panteleimon Kulish |
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In addition to her better-known pseudonym of Hanna Barvinok, she also wrote under the name A. Nečuj-Viter.[5] She was married to the writer Panteleimon Kulish and was the sister of Vasyl and Mykola [uk] Bilozersky.