Lina Kostenko
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Lina Vasylivna Kostenko (Ukrainian: Ліна Василівна Костенко; born 19 March 1930)[1][2] is a Ukrainian poet, journalist, writer, publisher, and former Soviet dissident. A founder and leading representative of the Sixtiers poetry movement, Kostenko has been described as one of Ukraine's foremost poets and credited with reviving Ukrainian-language lyric poetry.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasylivna and the family name is Kostenko.
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Lina Kostenko | |
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Native name | Ліна Костенко |
Born | (1930-03-19) 19 March 1930 (age 94) Rzhyshchiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
Language | Ukrainian |
Literary movement | Sixtiers |
Years active | 1957–present |
Notable awards | Shevchenko National Prize, Legion of Honour |
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Kostenko has been granted numerous honours, including an honorary professorship at Kyiv Mohyla Academy, honorary doctorates of Lviv and Chernivtsi Universities, the Shevchenko National Prize, and the Legion of Honour.