Due to the annexation of Crimea and the war in the east of the country, the world finally learned that Ukraine is not part of Russia. However, identifying our country only with war (or borscht or beautiful girls) cannot be called positive. Ukraine has a rich culture and talented writers recognized abroad.

Tells about Ukrainian writers whose books are translated and published abroad.

Vasily Shklyar

The name of Vasily Shklyar is well known in Ukraine and abroad, and his works become bestsellers. He is well versed in Ukrainian history, and the heroes of his novels are often rebels who fight for the independence of Ukraine.

In 2013, the London publishing house Aventura E books, which had not previously published Slavic literature, published an English translation of the popular novel “Black Raven” by Vasily Shklyar. The Ukrainian bestseller tells the story of the struggle of Ukrainian rebels against Soviet power in Kholodny Yar in the 1920s.

The same novel by the writer has been translated into Slovak and Portuguese, and it was published in Portuguese in Brazil. And no less famous novel Shklyar's fans also read "The Key" in Swedish and Armenian.

Maria Matios

The works of Maria Matios have repeatedly become the “Air Force Book of the Year” and brought the writer other awards. The author of many novels and collections of poetry is one of the best-selling writers in Ukraine.

Her works are widely represented in the world. For example, the popular novel “Licorice Darusya” about the fate of people disfigured by the occupation of Western Ukraine by Soviet troops, was published in 7 languages. It is read in Polish, Russian, Croatian, German, Lithuanian, French and Italian. And soon it will be released in English and Serbian.

The family saga “Maizhe nikoli ne navpaki” was published in English in the UK in 2012. And 2 years before that, the English version of the novel was published by another publisher in Australia. The Australian publishing house published the stories "Moskalitsa" and "Mama Maritsa", as well as the short story "Apocalypse". By the way, this novella has been translated into Hebrew, German, French, Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian.

The novel "Cherevichki" Mother of God"published in Russian and German languages. And the collection “Nation” can also be found in Poland.

Evgenia Kononenko

Writer and translator Evgenia Kononenko writes simply and realistically about what is familiar to everyone. Therefore, her short and large prose captivates readers around the world.

Kononenko is the author of poems, short stories and essays, novellas and novels, children's books, literary translations and the like. Evgenia Kononenko's short prose can be found in English, German, French, Croatian, Finnish, Czech, Russian, Polish, Belarusian and Japanese.

Almost all anthologies of modern Ukrainian literature, translated and published abroad, contain works by Evgenia Kononenko. Some of them even received names of the same name as the works of the writer included in them.

Andrey Kurkov

One can argue endlessly about whether a Russian-speaking person can be a Ukrainian writer. A similar discussion begins when the conversation turns to Andrei Kurkov.

He is the author of more than 20 books, including adult novels and fairy tales for children. All of them are written in Russian, except one for children, “The Little Lion Cub and the Lviv Mouse.” However, Kurkov himself considers himself a Ukrainian writer, which is confirmed by his political position, and my own creativity.

Andrei Kurkov's books have been translated into 36 languages. Most of the translations are in German. They were carried out for Austria, Germany, Switzerland. Large quantity works have been translated into French, English and Ukrainian.

In 2011, his novel “Picnic on Ice” became the first Ukrainian book translated into Thai. In total, this novel has been translated into 32 languages.

And in 2015, his “Maidan Diary” was published in Japanese. The course of events of the Revolution The virtues, reflections and emotions of Andrei Kurkov during the socio-political shifts of the winter of 2013-2014 have also been translated into Estonian, German, French and English.

Oksana Zabuzhko

The popular Ukrainian writer and intellectual is one of those with whom the emergence of modern Ukrainian literature in the international arena is associated. The works of Oksana Zabuzhko are admired for their psychology, depth, criticality, and some fiction novels for their shockingness.

Oksana Zabuzhko’s work is diverse: she is both an expert on Ukrainian history and a master of feminist prose. It is not surprising that her books are also interesting to foreign readers.

The writer's works have been translated into more than 20 languages. They were published as separate books in Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Iran, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Russia, Romania, Serbia, USA, Hungary, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Sweden. Theater directors in Europe and the USA stage performances based on Zabuzhko’s works.

Sergey Zhadan

The author of the popular novels “Voroshilovgrad”, “Mesopotamia”, “Depeche Mode” and many poetry collections in Ukraine is no less known abroad. His work is sincere and truthful, his speech is often not devoid of witty words and irony.

One of Zhadan’s most successful novels, “Voroshilovgrad,” was published, in addition to Ukraine, in Germany, Russia, Hungary, Poland, France, Belarus, Italy, Latvia and the USA. “Mesopotamia”, “Anthem of Democratic Youth”, “Suicide Percentage among Clowns” and the like were also published in Polish and German.

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In general, Sergei Zhadan’s texts have also been translated into English, Swedish, Italian, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Russian, and Armenian.

Irene Rozdobudko

One of the most popular modern women writers, journalist and screenwriter Irene Rozdobudko is the author of almost 30 works of fiction. She is among the top 10 writers who are most published in Ukraine. She won the prestigious literary competition "Coronation of the Word" three times, and her novels are often filmed.

TV series and films "Button", "Autumn Flowers", " Mysterious island" and "The Trap" were filmed based on her scripts. Interestingly, Irene Rozdobudko also had a hand in writing the script for "The Guide" by Oles Sanin (who fought, albeit unsuccessfully, for an Oscar in 2015).

The Dutch-English publishing house Glagoslav, which translated Maria Matios’s book, then, in 2012, published Irene Rozdobudko’s novel “The Button” in English.

Larisa Denisenko

The same Dutch-English publishing house also received the rights to Larisa Denisenko’s novel Sarabande of Sarah’s Gang. The novel is a striking example of mass literature.

The light and relaxed work tells the story of people who, at a certain stage, are forced to live together. Therefore, the book contains love, frank conversations, and everyday situations that can make you look at life differently.

Lyubko Deresh

Ukrainian literary prodigy Lyubko Deresh made his debut with the novel “Cult” when he was 17 years old. By the way, this particular novel was published, in addition to Ukraine, in Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Italy and France.

The writer himself defines the novel as fantasy. However, "Cult" is a more gothic city.

Yuri Andrukhovich

The name of Yuri Andrukhovych is associated with the first facts of interest in modern Ukrainian literature in the West. One of the founders of the poetry group Bu-Ba-Bu Andrukhovich is the author of novels, short stories, poetry collections and essays.

Western critics identify Andrukhovych as one of the most prominent representatives of postmodernism. His works have been translated into many European languages, in particular the somewhat crazy novel “Perversion” was published in Germany and Poland.

Andruchovic's novels, short stories and essays have been translated into Polish, English, German, French, Russian, Hungarian, Finnish, Swedish, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian and Esperanto. Separate books they are sold in Poland, Germany, Canada, Hungary, Finland and Croatia.

Yuri Vinnichuk

Yuri Vinnichuk is called the father of black humor and a hoaxer due to his penchant for fiction. mysterious stories for your novels. In his prose, the Galician writer usually mixes elements of adventure, love, historical and modern novels.

His works were published in England, Argentina, Belarus, Canada, Germany, Poland, Serbia, USA, France, Croatia, and the Czech Republic. In particular, Tango of Death, published in 2012, became one of the most popular novels.

Taras Prokhasko

Taras Prokhasko primarily writes for adults, but his children's book "Who Will Make the Snow", created in collaboration with Maryana Prokhasko, has attracted the interest of readers abroad. A few years ago it came out in Korean.

“Who Makes the Snow” is an instructive story about little babies, friendship and mutual assistance, care and homeliness, and also about who really makes the snow.

His works have been translated into Polish, German, English and Russian. One of the most popular is the novel “Difficult”. It reveals another mythology of the Carpathians in the first half of the 20th century. In Prohasko, the Carpathians are not only an authentic territory, but also an area open to other cultures.

Irena Karpa

The outrageous Irena Karpa is known to the Western world not only for her creativity. Since October 2015, he has been the first secretary for cultural affairs of the Ukrainian Embassy in France.

Readers perceive Irena Karpa's work ambiguously. This is evidenced by various ratings and awards: for example, the book “Good and Evil” received both a literary anti-award and a place in the top ten best Ukrainian books of the year.

However, Karpa’s works are published abroad. The novels “Freud Would Weep” and “50 Minutes of Grass” were translated into Polish, and “Pearl Porn” was published in Czech, Russian and Bulgarian.

Valery Shevchuk

Valery Shevchuk is a living classic of Ukrainian literature. A master of psychological prose, he is a representative of the sixties.

His creativity is historical novels, and prose about modern life, as well as literary works. Many of his works have been translated into English. One of the most famous of them is the novel "The Eye of the Abyss". This is a historical-mystical dystopia, the events of which unfold in the 16th century. But in the totalitarian regime that the author describes, it is easy to identify the USSR.

Andrey Lyubka

Lyubka is one of the most successful Ukrainian novelists and poets. The 29-year-old native of Latvia writes poetry, essays, short stories and novels in Ukrainian.

Some of his poems have been translated into English, German, Serbian, Portuguese, Russian, Belarusian, Czech and Polish. In addition, his collection of short stories “Killer. Collection of Stories” was published in separate translations by the Polish publishing house Biuro literackie and a collection of poems by the Austrian publishing house BAES.

Ukrainian literature has come a long way in its development to reach the level that exists at the moment. Ukrainian writers have contributed throughout time, from the 18th century in the works of Prokopovich and Grushevsky to modern works by authors such as Shklyar and Andrukhovych. Literature has developed and been enriched over many years. And it must be said that modern Ukrainian writers are very different from the authors who laid the foundation for Ukrainian literature. But one thing has remained unchanged - love for the native language.

19th century literature

In this century, Ukrainian literature acquired figures who glorified the country throughout the world with their works. With their works, Ukrainian writers of the 19th century showed all the beauty of the language. It is this era that is considered the beginning of the formation of national thinking. The famous "Kobzar" became an open statement that the people were striving for independence. Ukrainian writers and poets of that time made a huge contribution both to the development of the language itself and drama. Many different genres and trends in literature have appeared. These were novels, stories, short stories, and feuilletons. Most writers and poets have taken the direction of political activity. Schoolchildren study most of the authors in school curriculum, reading works and trying to understand the main idea of ​​​​each work. Analyzing each work separately, they come up with the information that the author wanted to convey to them.

Taras Shevchenko

He is rightfully considered the founder of national literature and a symbol of the country’s patriotic forces. Years of life - 1814-1861. The main work is considered to be “Kobzar”, which glorified both the author and the people throughout the world. Shevchenko wrote his works in Ukrainian, although there are several poems in Russian. The best creative years in Shevchenko’s life were the 40s, when in addition to “Kobzar” the following works were published:

• "Haydamaki".
• "Hired woman."
• "Khustochka."
• "Caucasus".
• "Poplars".
• "Katerina" and many others.

Shevchenko's works were criticized, but the works appealed to the Ukrainians and won their hearts forever. While in Russia he was received rather coldly, when he came home, he always received a warm welcome. Shevchenko later became a member of the Cyril and Methodius Society, to which other great Ukrainian writers belonged. It was the members of this society who were arrested for Political Views and exiled.

The poet's life was full of events, both joyful and sorrowful. But all his life he never stopped creating. Even when he served as a recruit, he continued to work, and his work was imbued with love for his homeland.

Ivan Franko

Ivan Yakovlevich Franko is another prominent representative of literary activity of that time. Years of life - 1856-1916. Writer, poet, scientist, he almost received the Nobel Prize, but his early death prevented him from doing so. The writer’s extraordinary personality evokes many different statements, since he was the founder of the Ukrainian radical party. Like many famous Ukrainian writers, in his works he revealed various problems that worried him at that time. Thus, in his works “Gritseva School Science” and “Pencil” he shows the problems of school education.

It is worth noting that Franko was a member of the Russophile society that existed at that time in Transcarpathia. During his membership, he wrote his works “Folk Song” and “Petria and Dovbuschuk”. Frank's famous work is also his translation of Faust into Ukrainian. For his activities in society, Ivan was arrested for nine months, which he spent in prison.

After leaving prison, the writer temporarily dropped out of literary society, so he was ignored. But this did not break the poet. During the time that Franco spent in prison, and later when he was released, he wrote many works that revealed human shortcomings and, conversely, showed the breadth of the human soul. His work “Zakhar Berkut” received a prize at a national competition.

Grigory Kvitka-Osnovyanenko

The years of the writer’s life are 1778-1843. The main stage of his work occurred precisely in the 19th century; it was during this period that he created most of his masterpieces. Being a very sick boy, and blind until he was six years old, creative path Grigory started only in his student years. He studied in Kharkov and it was there that he began to write and send his works to a magazine for publication. He wrote poems and short stories. This was the beginning of his creativity. The real works that deserved attention were the stories written in the 30s in Ukrainian:

• "Marusya".
• "Konotop Witch"
• "Soldier's Portrait".
• "Heart-hearted Oksana" and others.

Like other Ukrainian writers, Grigory also wrote in Russian, as evidenced by the novel “Pan Kholyavsky”. The author's works are distinguished by a beautiful literary style and simple expressions that are easily perceived by the reader. Kvitka-Osnovyanenko showed excellent knowledge of all aspects of the life of both peasants and nobles, which can be observed in his novels. Based on Gregory’s story, the play “Trouble in the District Township” was released, which was the predecessor of the famous “Inspector General”.

20th century literature

Ukrainians distinguished themselves with their works due to the fact that many of them dedicated their works to the Second World War. Ukrainian literature went through a difficult period of development at this time. Partially prohibited, then studied at will, it has undergone many corrections and changes. But all this time, Ukrainian writers did not stop creating. Their works continued to appear and delight not only the Ukrainian reader, but also other connoisseurs of literary masterpieces.

Pavel Zagrebelny

Pavel Arkhipovich Zagrebelny is a writer of that time who made a huge contribution to literature. His years of life are 1924-2009. Pavel spent his childhood in a village in the Poltava region. Then he studied at the artillery school and went to the front. After the war, he entered the university in the city of Dnepropetrovsk and only there he began his creative path, publishing the collection “Kakhovsky Stories” in the magazine “Rodina”. Among the author’s works there are such famous ones as:

• "Steppe flowers".
• "Europe, 45".
• "Southern Comfort"
• "Wonderful."
• "I, Bogdan."
• "Pervomost" and many others.

Anna Yablonskaya

Anna Grigorievna Yablonskaya is another literary figure I would like to talk about. The years of the writer’s life are 1981-2011. Since childhood, the girl was interested in literature and drama. Firstly, her father was a journalist, wrote feuilletons, and largely because of him, she developed a passion for literature. Secondly, since school Anna began to write poems and read them with pleasure from the stage. Over time, her works began to be published in Odessa magazines. On the same school years Yablonskaya performed at the Natalia Knyazeva Theater in Odessa, who subsequently staged a play based on Yablonskaya’s novel “The Door.” One of the most famous works of the author, which Ukrainian writers talk about, was the play “Video Camera”. In her works, Anna skillfully showed the pros and cons of society, combining different faces family life, love and sex. At the same time, there was no hint of vulgarity, and not a single work shocked the viewer.

Anna died very early as a result of a terrorist attack at Domodedovo airport. She did not manage to do much, but what she did leave an indelible mark on the literature of that time.

Alexander Kopylenko

Alexander Ivanovich Kopylenko was born in the Kharkov region. Born 08/1/1900, died 12/1/1958. I have always strived for knowledge and learning. Before the revolution, he studied at the seminary, then traveled a lot, which gave him a lot of experience and impressions for further literary activity. Been to Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Georgia. During the war of 1941-1945. worked on the radio, where he broadcast for partisan detachments. Afterwards he became the editor of the Vsesvit magazine and worked closely with many directors, screenwriters and writers. His poems first appeared in 1922. But most of all he wrote prose:

• "Kara Krucha"
• "Rampant hops."
• people."
• "Solid material", etc.

He also has children's works, such as:

• "Very good".
• "Tenth graders."
• "In the forest."

In his works, the writer wrote about many problems of that time, revealed various human weaknesses, covered historical events and battles of the times civil war. Kopylenko's works have been translated into many foreign languages ​​of the world.

Contemporary Ukrainian writers

Modern Ukrainian literature does not lag behind in the number of outstanding people. Nowadays, there are many authors whose works are worthy of being studied in schools and translated into different languages ​​of the world. We present to you a list of not all modern authors, but only the most popular ones. Their popularity was taken in accordance with the rating. To compile the rating, Ukrainians were interviewed and asked several questions about modern authors and their works. Here's the list:

1. L. Kostenko.
2. V. Shklyar.
3. M. Matios.
4. O. Zabuzhko.
5. I. Karp.
6. L. Luzina.
7. L. Deresh.
8. M. and S. Dyachenko.

Lina Kostenko

It is in first place in the ranking of modern Ukrainian writers. She was born on March 19, 1930 in a family of teachers. Soon she herself went to study at the Pedagogical Institute, and then at the Moscow Literary Institute. Her first poems, written in the 50s, immediately attracted the attention of readers, and the book “Journeys of the Heart” put the poetess on the same level as outstanding literary figures. Among the author's works are such works as:

• "Over the banks of the eternal river."
• "Marusya Churay".
• "Uniqueness".
• "Garden of Unfading Sculptures"

All of Lina Kostenko’s works are distinguished by their individual literary style and special rhyme. The reader immediately fell in love with her work and looks forward to new works.

Vasily Shklyar

While still a student, Vasily created his first work - “Snow”. Living in Armenia at that time, he wrote about the culture of this people, about their way of life and customs. In addition to the fact that Shklyar created his own work, like many Ukrainian writers, he translated a lot of works from the Armenian language, which earned him special respect. Readers are well aware of his works “Elemental” and “Key”. His works have also been translated into different languages ​​of the world, and book lovers from different countries enjoy reading his prose.

Maria Matios

Maria published her first poems when she was fifteen years old. Later, Matios tried her hand at prose and wrote the short story “Yuryana and Dovgopol.” The writer is loved for her meaningful works. Her books of poetry include:

• "Women's fence in the garden of impatience."
• "From grass and leaves."
• "The Garden of Impatience"

Maria Matios created and a whole series prose works:

• "Life is short"
• "Nation"
• "Sweet Darusya"
• "Diary of an Executed Woman and many others."

Thanks to Maria, the world met another talented Ukrainian poet and writer, whose books are read with great pleasure abroad.

Ukrainian children's writers

We should also talk about those writers and poets who create works for children. It is their books that children read with such pleasure in libraries. It is thanks to their works that the guys from the very early age have the opportunity to hear beautiful Ukrainian speech. Rhymes and stories for toddlers and older children are what authors such as:

• A. I. Avramenko.
• I. F. Budz.
• M. N. Voronoi.
• N. A. Guzeeva.
• I. V. Zhilenko.
• I. A. Ishchuk.
• I. S. Kostyrya.
• V. A. Levin.
• T. V. Martynova.
• P. Punch.
• M. Podgoryanka.
• A.F. Turchinskaya and many others.

Ukrainian writers, the list of which is presented here, are familiar not only to our children. Ukrainian literature in general is very multifaceted and vibrant. Its figures are familiar not only in the country itself, but also far beyond its borders. The works and quotes of Ukrainian writers are published in many publications around the world. Their works are translated into dozens of languages, which means that the reader needs them and is always waiting for new and new works.

Ukrainian literature originates from a common source for the three fraternal peoples (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian) - ancient Russian literature.

The revival of cultural life in Ukraine at the end of the 16th - first half of the 17th century, associated with the processes of development of the Ukrainian people, was reflected in the activities of the so-called brotherhoods, schools, and printing houses. The founder of book printing in Ukraine was the Russian pioneer printer Ivan Fedorov, who founded the first printing house in Ukraine in Lvov in 1573. The emergence of printing contributed to the growth of the cultural community of the Ukrainian people and strengthened their linguistic unity. In the context of the intense struggle of the Ukrainian people against Polish-gentry oppression and Catholic expansion at the end of the 16th - beginning of the 17th centuries. polemical literature arose in Ukraine. An outstanding polemicist was the famous writer Ivan Vyshensky (second half of the 16th - early 17th centuries). During the liberation war of 1648-1654. and in the following decades, school poetry and drama, directed against Latin-Uniate dominance, rapidly developed. The school drama had predominantly religious and instructive content. Gradually she retreated from narrow church themes. Among the dramas there were works on historical subjects (“Vladimir”, “The mercy of God freed Ukraine from the bearable grievances of Lyadsky through Bogdan-Zinovy ​​Khmelnitsky”). In the depiction of the events of the liberation war, elements of realism and nationalism are observed. They are intensified in interludes, nativity plays and especially in the works of the philosopher and poet G. S. Skovoroda (1722-1794), author of the collections “Kharkov Fables”, “Garden of Divine Songs” and others, which were outstanding phenomena during the formation of new Ukrainian literature.

The first writer of new Ukrainian literature was I. P. Kotlyarevsky (17b9-1838) - the author of the famous works “Aeneid” and “Natalka-Poltavka”, which reproduced the life and way of life of the people, high patriotic feelings ordinary people. Progressive traditions of I. Kotlyarevsky during the period of formation and approval new literature(first half of the 19th century) continued by P. P. Gulak-Artemovsky, G. F. Kvitko-Osnovyanenko, E. P. Grebenka and others. Evidence of the originality and originality of the new Ukrainian literature in Galicia were the works of M. S. Shashkevich, and also works included in the almanac “The Dniester Mermaid” (1837).

Creativity of the greatest Ukrainian poet, artist and thinker, democratic revolutionary T. G. Shevchenko (1814-1861) finally established critical realism and nationalism as the main method of artistic reflection of reality in Ukrainian literature. “Kobzar” (1840) T. Shevchenko marked new era in the development of artistic creativity of the Ukrainian people. All of T. Shevchenko’s poetic work is permeated with humanism, revolutionary ideology, and political passion; it expressed the feelings and aspirations of the masses. T. Shevchenko is the founder of the revolutionary-democratic trend in Ukrainian literature.

Under the powerful influence of T. Shevchenko’s creativity in the 50-60s they began literary activity Marko Vovchok (M. A. Vilinskaya), Yu. Fedkovich, L. I. Glibov, A. P. Svidnitsky and others. Works of Marko Vovchka (1834-1907) “Narodsch opovshchannya” (“Folk stories”),” story “ Institutka" were a new stage in the development of Ukrainian prose along the path of realism, democratic ideology and nationality.

The next stage in the development of realistic prose was the work of I. S. Nechuy-Levitsky (1838-1918), the author of social stories “Burlachka”, “Mikola Dzherya” (1876), “The Kaidash Family” (1878) and others, in which The writer created true images of rebel peasants.

The increased development of capitalist relations after the reform of 1861 led to a sharp aggravation of social contradictions in Ukrainian society and to the intensification of the national liberation movement. Literature is enriched with new themes and genres, reflecting the uniqueness of new socio-economic relations. Critical realism in Ukrainian prose acquired qualitatively new features, the genre of the social novel arose, and works from the life of the revolutionary intelligentsia and the working class appeared.

The intensive development of culture during this period, the activation of social thought, and the intensification of political struggle contributed to the emergence of a number of important periodicals. In the 70-80s, such magazines and collections were published as “Friend”, “Hromadskyi Druzh” (“Public Friend”), “Dzvsh” (“Bell”), “Hammer”, “Svt> (“Peace” in meaning universe). A number of Ukrainian almanacs appeared - “Luna” (“Echo”), “Rada” (“Council”), “Niva”, “Steppe”, etc.

At this time, the revolutionary-democratic direction in Ukrainian literature acquired significant development, represented by such outstanding writers - revolutionary democrats as Panas Mirny (A. Ya. Rudchenko), I. Franko, P. Grabovsky - followers and continuers of the ideological and aesthetic principles of T. Shevchenko. Panas Mirny (1849-1920) began his literary activity in the early 70s of the 19th century. (“The Dashing Beguiled”, “The Drunkard”) and immediately took a prominent place in the Ukrainian literature of critical realism. His social novels“Xi6a roar the will, how is the manger povsh?” (“Do oxen roar when the manger is full?”), “Pov1ya” (“Walking”) represent a further stage in the development of revolutionary democratic literature. A new phenomenon in the literature of the revolutionary-democratic direction was the work of I. Ya. Franko (1856-1916) - a great poet, prose writer, playwright, famous scientist and thinker, ardent publicist and public figure. After “Kobzar” by T. Shevchenko, the collection of poems by I. Franko “3 peaks and lowlands” (“Peaks and Lowlands”, 1887) was the most outstanding event in Ukrainian literature of the 80s. In the poems and poems of I. Franko, the high ideological nature of revolutionary art, the principles of new, civil poetry born in the revolutionary political struggle, and the poetry of broad social and philosophical generalizations are affirmed. For the first time in Ukrainian literature, I. Franko showed the life and struggle of the working class (“Borislav laughs,” 1880-1881). The influence of I. Franko was enormous, especially in Galicia, which was then part of Austria-Hungary; it affected creativity and social activities writers M. I. Pavlik, S. M. Kovaliv, N. I. Kobrinskaya, T. G. Bordulyak, I. S. Makovey, V. S. Stefanik, whose stories were highly valued by M. Gorky, JI. S. Martovich, Mark Cheremshina and others.

Revolutionary poet P. A. Grabovsky (1864-1902), known for his original poetic and critical works, published in the 90s of the 19th century, reflected the thoughts, feelings and moods of revolutionary democracy in the 80s and 90s.

Ukrainian drama, represented by the names of outstanding playwrights and theatrical figures M. Staritsky, M. Kropivnitsky, I. Karpenko-Kary, reached a high level of development in the 80-90s. In the works of these playwrights, which are successfully staged and Soviet theaters, depicts the life and way of life of the Ukrainian village, class stratification and the struggle of the advanced intelligentsia for progressive art, the people’s struggle for freedom and national independence. The most prominent place in the history of Ukrainian drama belongs to I. Karpenko-Karom (I. K. Tobilevich, 1845-1907), who created classic designs social drama, new type social comedy and tragedy. An ardent patriot and humanist, the playwright denounced the contemporary system, revealing social contradictions bourgeois society. His plays are widely known: “Martin Borulya”, “One Hundred Thousand”, “Savva Chaly”, “The Master”, “Vanity”, “The Sea of ​​Life”.

In the development of literature late XIX- beginning of the 20th century the work of M. Kotsyubynsky, Lesya Ukrainka, S. Vasilchenko was the highest stage of Ukrainian critical realism, organically connected with the emergence of socialist realism.

M. M. Kotsyubinsky (1864-1913) in the story “Fata morgana” (1903-1910) showed the leading role of the working class in the bourgeois-democratic revolution in the countryside, revealed the rottenness of the bourgeois system, and exposed traitors to the interests of the people. Lesya Ukrainka (1871 - 1913) glorified the revolutionary struggle of the working class and exposed the reactionary nature of populist and Christian ideals. In a number of artistic and journalistic works, the poetess revealed the reactionary meaning of bourgeois philosophy and affirmed the ideas of revolution and the international unity of workers from different countries. The Bolshevik newspaper Pravda, responding to the death of the writer, called her a friend of the workers. The most significant works of Lesya Ukrainka are collections of political lyrics (“On the Krills of Shsen”, 1893; “Thoughts and Dreams”, 1899), dramatic poems “Davnya Kazka” (“Davnya Kazka” (“Davnya Kazka”) old tale"), "In the Pushcha", "Autumn Tale", "In the Catacombs", the plays "Forest Song", "Kamshny Gospodar" ("Stone Lord") - are among the best works of Ukrainian classical literature.

Under the conditions of the cruel national oppression of the Russian autocracy, along with the creation of works of art, Ukrainian writers carried out great cultural and educational work. The scientist and realist writer B. Grinchenko was especially active in the national cultural movement.

The literary process in Ukraine was not ideologically homogeneous; there was a struggle between different social and political forces. Along with literary artists of the democratic trend, writers of liberal-bourgeois, nationalist convictions (P. Kulish, A. Konissky, V. Vinnichenko, etc.) spoke.

At all historical stages, Ukrainian literature of the pre-October period developed in close connection with the liberation movement of the people, in organic unity with advanced Russian literature. Writers who expressed the interests of advanced, revolutionary art fought for realism, nationalism and high ideological content of Ukrainian literature. Therefore, Ukrainian classical literature was a reliable basis for the creation of new Soviet literature, born of the October Socialist Revolution.

Ukrainian Soviet literature

Ukrainian Soviet literature is an integral and integral part of the multinational literature of the peoples of the USSR. Even in the early stages of its development, it acted as an ardent fighter for the ideas of socialism, freedom, peace and democracy, for the revolutionary transformation of life on the basis of scientific communism. The creators of the new Soviet literature were people from the working class and the poor peasantry (V. Chumak, V. Ellan, V. Sosyurai, etc.), the best representatives of the democratic intelligentsia, who began their activities even before the October Revolution (S. Vasilchenko, M. Rylsky, I. Kocherga, P. Tychina, Y. Mamontov

In the first post-revolutionary years, books by poets were very popular: V. Chumak’s “Zapev”, V. Ellan’s “Blows of the Hammer and the Heart”, P. Tychina’s “The Plow”, poems and poems by V. Sosyura, etc. The process of establishing Soviet literature took place in a tense the struggle against the enemies of the revolution and the agents of the bourgeois-nationalist counter-revolutionary nation.

During the period of restoration of the national economy (20s), Ukrainian literature developed especially intensively. At this time, writers A. Golovko, I. Kulik, P. Panch, M. Rylsky, M. Kulish, M. Irchan, Yu. Yanovsky, Ivan Jle, A. Kopylenko, Ostap Vishnya, I. Mikitenko and many others actively spoke Young literature reflected liberation struggle people and their creative work in creating a new life. During these years, a number of writers' unions and groups arose in Ukraine: in 1922 - the union of peasant writers "Plow", in 1923 - the organization "Hart", around which proletarian writers were grouped, in 1925 - the union of revolutionary writers "Western Ukraine"; in 1926, the association of Komsomol writers “Molodnyak” arose; There were also futurist organizations (“Association of Pan-Futurists”, “New Generation”). The existence of many different organizations and groups hampered the ideological and artistic development of literature and prevented the mobilization of the forces of writers throughout the country to carry out the tasks of socialist construction. At the beginning of the 1930s, all literary and artistic organizations were liquidated, and a single Union of Soviet Writers was created.

From that time on, the theme of socialist construction became the leading theme of literature. In 1934, P. Tychina published a collection of poems, “The Party Leads”; M. Rylsky, M. Bazhan, V. Sosyura, M. Tereshchenko, P. Usenko and many others are publishing new books. Ukrainian prose writers are achieving great success; The novels and stories of G. Epik “First Spring”, I. Kirilenko “Outposts”, G. Kotsyuba “New Shores”, Ivan Le “Roman of Mezhygorye”, A. Golovko “Mother”, Yu. Yanovsky “Riders” and others are becoming famous. The theme of the revolutionary past and modern socialist reality becomes the main one in drama. The plays “Personnel”, “Girls of Our Country” by I. Mikitenko, “Death of the Squadron” and “Platon Krechet” by A. Korneichuk and others are performed with great success in Ukrainian theaters.

During the Great Patriotic War(1941-1945) a third of the entire literary organization of Ukraine joined the ranks of the Soviet Army and partisan detachments. Journalism is becoming especially important genre. Writers appear in the army press with articles, publish brochures and collections of articles in which they expose the enemy and help cultivate the high morale of the Soviet people who have risen to fight the fascist invaders. WITH works of art, which depict the heroism and courage of the people, glorify the patriotism and high ideals of Soviet soldiers, performers M. Rylsky (“Zhaga”), P. Tychyna (“Funeral of a Friend”), A. Dovzhenko (“Ukraine on Fire”), M. Bazhan (“Daniil Galitsky”), A. Korneychuk (“Front”), Y. Yanovsky (“Land of the Gods”), S. Sklyarenko (“Ukraine Calling”), A. Malyshko (“Sons”) and others. Ukrainian literature was a faithful assistant to the party and the people, a reliable weapon in the fight against invaders.

After the victorious end of the Great Patriotic War, writers for a long time turned to the theme of heroism and patriotism, military valor and courage of our people. The most significant works on these themes in the 40s were “Flag Bearers” by A. Gonchar, “Certificate of Matriculation” by V. Kozachenko, “Chernomorets” by V. Kucher, “General Vatutin” by L. Dmiterko, “Prometheus” by A. Malyshko, works J. Galan, A. Shiyan, J. Basch, L. Smelyansky, A. Levada, J. Zbanatsky, J. Dold-Mikhailik and many others.

The themes of socialist labor, friendship of peoples, the struggle for peace, international unity are becoming leading in Ukrainian literature of all post-war years. The treasury of artistic creativity of the Ukrainian people has been enriched with such outstanding works as M. Stelmakh’s novels “Big Relatives”, “Human Blood is Not Water”, “Bread and Salt”, “True and False”; A. Gonchar “Tavria”, “Perekop”, “Man and Weapon”, “Tronka”; N. Rybak “Pereyaslavskaya Rada”; P. Punch “Ukraine was boiling”; Y. Yanovsky “Peace”; G. Tyutyunnik “Whirlpool” (“Vir”) and others; collections of poems by M. Rylsky: “Bridges”, “Brotherhood”, “Roses and Grapes”, “Goloseevskaya Autumn”; M. Bazhan “English impressions”; V. Sosyury “The Happiness of the Working Family”; A. Malyshko “Beyond the Blue Sea”, “Book of Brothers”, “Prophetic Voice”; plays by A. Korneychuk “Above the Dnieper”; A. Levada et al.

Important events in literary life there were the second (1948) and third (1954) congresses of writers of Ukraine. The decisions of the XX and XXII Congresses of the CPSU played a huge role in the development of Ukrainian literature, which opened new horizons for the ideological and artistic growth of Ukrainian literature and its strengthening in the positions of socialist realism. The path of development of Ukrainian Soviet literature testifies that only on the basis of socialist realism could the artistic creativity of the Ukrainian people rapidly develop. Ukrainian Soviet literature at all stages of its development was faithful to the ideas of the Communist Party, the principles of friendship of peoples, the ideals of peace, democracy, socialism and freedom. It has always been a powerful ideological weapon of Soviet society in the struggle for the victory of communism in our country.

Modern Ukrainian literature writers of a new generation are creating, such as: Yuri Andrukhovich, Alexander Irvanets, Yuri Izdrik, Oksana Zabuzhko, Nikolai Ryabchuk, Yuri Pokalchuk, Konstantin Moskalets, Natalka Belotserkovets, Vasily Shklyar, Evgenia Kononenko, Andrei Kurkov, Ivan Malkovich, Bogdan Zholdak, Sergei Zhadan, Pavel Ivanov-Ostoslavsky, Alexandra Barbolina and others.

Yuri Andrukhovich – one of the most famous Ukrainian cultural figures. His works are very popular not only in Ukraine, but also abroad. Andrukhovych’s books and journalistic works are translated and published in many European countries.

1993: Laureate of the Blagovist literary prize

1996: Ray Lapika Award

2001: Herder Prize

2005: Received special award as part of the awarding of the Peace Prize. Erich Maria Remarque

2006: Prize for European Understanding (Leipzig, Germany)

Western criticism identifies Andrukhovych as one of the most prominent representatives of postmodernism, comparing him in importance in the world literary hierarchy with Umberto Eco. His works have been translated into 8 European languages, including the novel “Perversion” published in Germany, Italy, Poland. The book of essays was published in Austria.

Alexander Irvanets - poet, prose writer, translator. Born on January 24, 1961 in Lvov. Lived in Rivne. In 1988 he graduated from the Moscow Literary Institute. Author of 12 books, 5 of which are poetry collections. Collaborated with many periodicals. Now he has an author’s column in the magazine “Ukraine”. One of the founders of the popular Bu-Ba-Boo society, which also included Yuri Andrukhovich and Victor Neborak. A. Irvanets teaches at the Ostroh Academy. Lives in Irpen.

Yuri Izdryk

In 1989 he founded the magazine “Chetver”, which he has edited since 1992 together with Yuri Andrukhovich.

Actively involved in artistic life in the late 1980s. He took part in many exhibitions and events, worked on the design of books and magazines, and recorded music. At the same time, the first publications appeared - a series of stories “ The Last War"and the poetic cycle "Ten Poems about the Motherland." Some of it was later published in the Warsaw magazine Belching. Acquaintance with the writer Yuri Andrukhovich, as well as the unification of young Ivano-Frankivsk authors around the magazine “Chetver” turned out to be an important factor in the formation of Izdryk as a writer. The result was the emergence from the “countercultural underground” and the first “legitimate” publication of the story “The Island of Krk” in the magazine “Suchasnist”. The story was positively assessed by critics and eventually appeared in a Polish translation in Literatura na Swiecie.

He also performs as an artist (a number of collective and personal exhibitions) and a composer (two piano concertos, the musical composition “Medieval Menagerie” based on poems by Yuri Andrukhovich)

Prose: Krk Island, Wozzeck, Double Leon, AMTM, Flash.

Translations: Czeslaw Miłosz “Kindred Europe”, together with Lydia Stefanowska.

Oksana Zabuzhko – one of the few Ukrainian writers who live on royalties from the books they write. Although, a significant share of income still comes from books published abroad. Zabuzhko's works were able to win European countries, and also found their adherents in the USA, and moreover, in a number of exotic countries.

In 1985, Zabuzhko’s first collection of poems, “Travneviy іnіy,” was published.

Oksana Zabuzhko is a member of the Association of Ukrainian Writers.

In August 2006, the Korrespondent magazine included Zabuzhko among the participants in the TOP-100 rating of the “Most influential people in Ukraine,” before that, in June, the writer’s book “Let my people go” topped the “Best Ukrainian Book” list, becoming the choice of Correspondent No. 1 readers.

Yuri Pokalchuk - writer, translator, candidate of philological sciences, member of the National Union of Writers since 1976. From 1994 to 1998 - Chairman of the foreign branch of the NSPU. In 1997-2000 - President of the Association of Ukrainian Writers.

In the USSR he was the first translator of the Argentine cultural writer Jorge Luis Borges. In addition to him, he translated Hemingway, Selinger, Borges, Cortazar, Amada, Mario Vargas Llosa, Kipling, Rimbaud and many others, and wrote more than 15 fiction books.

Author of the books “Who are you?”, “First and foremost”, “Colorful melodies”, “Cava from Matagalpi”, “The Great and the Small”, “The Pattern and the Arrow”, “Chimera”, “Those on the Underground” , “Doors to...”, “Lake Wind”, “Another Week of the Month”, “Another Sky”, “Odysseus, Father Icarus”, “It Seems to Stink”, “Beautiful Hour”.
Among Pokalchuk’s most famous books are “Taxi Blues”, “The Ring Road”, “Forbidden Games”, “The Intoxicating Smell of the Jungle”, “The Kama Sutra”.

Konstantin Moskalets - poet, prose writer, literary critic, musician.

One of the founders of the Bakhmach literary group DAK. He served in the army, worked at a radio factory in Chernigov, and was a member of the Lviv theater-studio “Don’t Jury!”, performing as an author-performer of his own songs. Laureate of the first all-Ukrainian festival “Chervona Ruta” (1989) in the “author’s song” category. Author of the words and music of the famous song “She” in Ukraine (“Tomorrow I’ll come to your room...”). Member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine (1992) and the Association of Ukrainian Writers (1997). Since 1991, he has lived in the village of Mateevka in the Tea Rose Cell, which he built with his own hands, doing exclusively literary work.

Konstantin Moskalets is the author of the poetic books “Dumas” and “Songe du vieil pelerin” (“Song of the Old Pilgrim”), “Night Shepherds of Life” and “The Symbol of the Rose”, the book of prose “Early Autumn”, the philosophical and literary essay “Man on an Ice Floe” " and "The Game Lasts", as well as the book of diary entries "The Cell of the Tea Rose".

The prose of Konstantin Moskalets has been translated into English, German and Japanese; Numerous poems and essays have been translated into Serbian and Polish.

Prize winner named after. A. Beletsky (2000), named after. V. Stus (2004), named after. V. Svidzinsky (2004), named after. M. Kotsyubinsky (2005), named after. G. Skovoroda (2006).

Natalka Belotserkovets – her first book of poetry "Ballad of the Undefeated" was published in 1976 while she was still a student. Poetry collections underground fire(1984) and November(1989) became real signs of Ukrainian poetic life of the 1980s. Her careful, refined lyrics became a serious competitor to the powerful male verses of the 1980s generation. For the entire young generation of post-Chernobyl Ukraine, her poem “We Will Not Die in Paris” was a kind of prayer. Her name is often associated with this poem, although she wrote many other wonderful poems. The last book Belotserkovets Allergy(1999) is considered the peak of her poetry.

Vasily Shklyar

One of the most famous, widely read and “mystical” modern writers, “the father of the Ukrainian bestseller.” Graduated from the philological faculties of Kyiv and Yerevan universities. While still a student, he wrote his first story “Snow” in Armenia, and in 1976 the book was already published, and he was accepted into the Writers’ Union. Armenia, of course, remained forever in his soul, it left a mark on his worldview, consciousness, feelings, because he lived in this country in his youth, at the time of his formation as a person. All his books, stories, and novels contain Armenian motifs. After graduating from university, he returned to Kyiv, worked in the press, was engaged in journalism, wrote prose and translated from Armenian. The first translations are the stories of the classic Axel Bakunts, poems by Amo Saghyan, Vahan Davtyan, and “Hunting Stories” by Vakhtang Ananyan. From 1988 to 1998, he was engaged in political journalism and visited “hot spots.” This experience (in particular, the details of the rescue of General Dudayev’s family after his death) was then reflected by him in the novel “Elemental”. As a result of a fishing accident, he ended up in intensive care, and after “returning from the other world,” he wrote his most famous novel, “The Key,” within a month. For it, Vasily Shklyar received several literary awards (Grand Prix of the action-packed novel competition “Golden Babai”, prizes from the capital’s magazines “Modernity” and “Oligarch”, prize from the international science fiction convention “Spiral of Centuries”, etc.). Of these, his favorite is “the author whose books were most stolen from stores.” “The Key” has already gone through eight reprints, translated into several languages, published twice in Armenian, and it also contains Armenian realities. Shklyar headed the Dnepr publishing house, within which he publishes his translations and adaptations of foreign and Russian classics(“Decameron” by Boccaccio, “Taras Bulba” by M. Gogol, “Poviya” by P. Mirny) - in an abbreviated form and in modern language, without archaisms, dialectisms, etc.

About two dozen of his prose books were published, which were translated into Russian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Polish, Swedish and other languages.

Evgenia Kononenko

Writer, translator, author of more than 10 published books. Works as a researcher at the Ukrainian Center for Cultural Research. Winner of the award named after. N. Zerova for translating an anthology of French sonnets (1993). Winner of the Granoslov literary prize for a collection of poetry. Author of short stories, children's books, stories, novels and many translations. Some of Kononenko's short stories have been translated into English, German, French, Finnish, Croatian, Belarusian and Russian.

A book edition of Kononenko’s collection of short stories is being prepared in Russia.

By analogy with Balzac, who wrote all his life “ The human comedy", Evgenia Kononenko can be called the demiurge of the "Kyiv comedy". But unlike the French classics, the genre forms here are much smaller, and the means are more compact.

Andrey Kurkov (April 23, 1961, Leningrad region) - Ukrainian writer, teacher, cinematographer. I started writing in high school. Graduated from the school of Japanese translators. Worked as an editor at the Dnepr publishing house. Since 1988 member of the English Pen Club. Now he is the author of 13 novels and 5 books for children. Since the 1990s, all of Kurkov’s works in Russian in Ukraine have been published by the Folio publishing house (Kharkov). Since 2005, Kurkov’s works in Russia have been published by the Amphora publishing house (St. Petersburg). His novel “Picnic on Ice” sold 150 thousand copies in Ukraine - more than the book of any other contemporary writer in Ukraine. Kurkov's books have been translated into 21 languages.

Kurkov is the only writer in the post-Soviet space whose books are in the top ten European bestsellers. In March 2008, Andrei Kurkov’s novel “The Night Milkman” was included in the “long list” of the Russian literary award “National Bestseller”. He worked as a screenwriter at the A. Dovzhenko film studio. Member of the Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine (since 1993) and the National Union of Writers (since 1994). Since 1998 - member of the European Film Academy and permanent member of the jury of the European Film Academy "Felix" award.

More than 20 feature films and documentaries have been produced based on his scripts.

Books: Don't bring me to Kengaraks, 11 extraordinary things, Bickford's world, Death of a Stranger, Picnic on Ice, Good Angel of Death, Dear Friend, Comrade of the Dead, Geography of a Single Shot, Last love president, Favorite song of a cosmopolitan, The Adventures of the Nonsense Boars (children's book), School of Cat Aeronautics (children's book), The Night Milkman.

Scenarios: Exit, The Pit, Sunday Escape, A Night of Love, Champs Elysees, The Blob, Death of a Stranger, Dead Man's Buddy.

Ivan Malkovich - poet and book publisher, - author of the collections White Stone, Key, Virshi, Iz yangol on the shoulder. His poems became a symbol of the generation of the 80s (a review of the first collection of poems was written by Lina Kostenko). Malkovich is the director of the children's publishing house A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA. Publishes children's books. Known for his unshakable convictions not only regarding the quality of the book, but also the language - all books are published exclusively in Ukrainian.

One of the first in Ukraine to begin to conquer the foreign market - the rights to the books A-BA-BA were sold to leading publishing houses in ten countries, including such a giant of the book market as Alfred A. Knopf (New York, USA). And Russian translations of The Snow Queen and Tales of Foggy Albion, the rights to which were bought by the publishing house Azbuka (St. Petersburg), entered the top ten best-selling books in Russia.

A-BA-BA, one of the most nominated publishing houses in Ukraine. His books won the Grand Prix 22 times and took first place at the All-Ukrainian Publishers Forum in Lviv and in the Book of Fate ranking. In addition, they consistently lead in sales rankings in Ukraine.

Zholda ́ to Bogda ́ n Alekseevich (1948) - Ukrainian writer, screenwriter, playwright.

Graduated from the Faculty of Philology of Kyiv State University. T. G. Shevchenko (1972). Was the presenter of several television programs on Ut-1 and the channel “1 + 1” and a weekly radio program on the first channel of the National Radio “Breaks - literary meetings with Bogdan Zholdak.” Works at the Ros film studio at the Ros Company JSC, teaches screenwriting skills at the film department of the Kyiv State Institute theatrical arts them. I. Karpenko-Kary. Member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine and the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine and the Kinopis association.

Books: “Spokusi”, “Yalovichina”, “Like a Dog Under a Tank”, “God Blows”, “Anticlimax”.

Sergey Zhadan - poet, prose writer, essayist, translator. Vice-President of the Association of Ukrainian Writers (since 2000). Translates poetry from German (including Paul Celan), English (including Charles Bukowski), Belarusian (including Andrei Khadanovich), Russian (including Kirill Medvedev, Danilo Davydov) languages. Own texts were translated into German, English, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Russian and Armenian.

In March 2008, Zhadan’s novel “Anarchy in the UKR” in Russian translation was included in the “long list” of the Russian literary award “National Bestseller”. The nominee was a writer from St. Petersburg, Dmitry Gorchev. Also, this book was included in the short list in 2008 and received a certificate of honor for the “Book of the Year” competition at the Moscow International Book Fair.

Poetry collections: Quotation Book, General Yuda, Pepsi, Vibrations of poetry, Baladi about the war and the Great Patriotic War, History of culture from the beginning of the century, Quote Book, Maradona, Ethiopia.

Prose: Big Mak (collection of stories), Depeche Mode, Anarchy in the UKR, Anthem of Democratic Youth.

Pavel Ivanov-Ostoslavsky - poet, publicist, local historian, public giver. In 2003, Pavel Igorevich published his first poetry collection, “Sanctuary of Fire.” This book was later reprinted several times. In 2004, Pavel Ivanov-Ostoslavsky organized and headed the Regional branch of the International Association of Russian-Speaking Writers in Kherson, as well as the regional branch of the Union of Writers of the South and East of Ukraine; became the editor of the poetic almanac "Milky Way". In the same year, the poet published a collection of poems, “You and Me.”

2005 - laureate of the First All-Ukrainian Literary Festival "Pushkin Ring" in the nomination "For the aristocracy of creativity."

2006 - laureate of the Nikolai Gumilyov International Literary Prize (awarded by the central organization of the International Association of Russian-Speaking Writers). This award was awarded to the poet for his debut collection “Sanctuary of Fire”.

In 2008, Pavel Ivanov-Ostoslavsky became chairman of the jury of the All-Ukrainian independent literary award "Art-Cimmerick".

The poet is a member of the Interregional Union of Writers of Ukraine, the Union of Russian Journalists and Writers of Ukraine, and the Congress of Russian-Speaking Writers of Ukraine. His poems and articles are published in newspapers and magazines: “Moscow Bulletin”, “Bulava”, “Reflection”, “Kherson Bulletin”, “Hryvnia”, “Tavriysky Krai”, “Russian Enlightenment”, etc.

Alexandra Barbolina

He is a member of the Interregional Union of Writers of Ukraine, the Union of Writers of the South and East of Ukraine, the Congress of Russian-Speaking Writers of Ukraine and the International Association of Russian-Speaking Writers, deputy chairman of the jury of the All-Ukrainian Independent Literary Award "Art-Cimmerick".

The poetess's work is characterized by lyricism and technicality. Her collection of poems, Love Like God's Grace, published in 2000, contains the theme of intimate relationships between a man and a woman. The author touches on the deep psychology of these relationships in his poems. The artistic world of Alexandra Barbolina is full of nobility. The intimacy of the poetess’s poems suggests that for her lyrical heroine love is like precious nectar contained in a cup. This cup must be carried carefully, without spilling a single drop, otherwise there will not be enough nectar to quench the thirst for love.

Alexandra Barbolina’s later poems are a complex search for inner harmony, the author’s desire to comprehend his true purpose.

Alexandra Barbolina prefers poetic miniatures. Her creative credo is to write about complex things briefly and, if possible, simply.

Historically, the Ukrainian people have always been creative, loved to sing and dance, invent poems and songs, myths and legends. Therefore, for many centuries, truly great and talented people have worked in all corners of Ukraine.

Ukrainian literature is phenomenal and unusual in its essence. Famous Ukrainian writers described each historical stage metaphorically and topically. That's why they look at us through the lines of yellowed sheets of paper. real characters. And as we delve deeper into the narrative, we begin to understand what worries the author, inspires, frightens and encourages. It is quite possible to learn history from the masterpieces of Ukrainian literature - events are described so truthfully and sometimes painfully.

Who are all these geniuses of the pen who penetrate the soul with words and make us laugh and cry with them? What are their names and what did they do? How did they achieve success and did they find it at all? Or maybe they never learned that their creations brought them eternal fame and veneration, forever inscribing their name in the classics of Ukrainian literature?

Unfortunately, not all Ukrainian writers were able to enter the world literary arena. Many masterpieces have never been in the hands of the Germans, Americans, or British. Hundreds of wonderful books did not receive their well-deserved awards in literary competitions France or Germany. But they are really worth reading and understanding.

And although hundreds of talented people have written on the “nightingale language,” perhaps it’s worth starting with a unique and phenomenal woman. This brilliant poetess, whose lines express a storm of emotions, and whose poems remain deep in the heart. And her name is Lesya Ukrainka.

Larisa Petrovna Kosach-Kvitka

Lesya, being a weak and small woman, showed incredible fortitude and courage, becoming an example to be followed by millions of people. The poetess was born in 1871 into the noble family of the famous writer O. Pchilka. At birth, the girl was given the name Larisa, and her real name there was Kosach-Kvitka.

Since childhood, suffering from a terrible disease - bone tuberculosis - Lesya Ukrainka was bedridden almost all the time. Lived in the South. Beneficial influence mothers and passion for books (especially the master of Ukrainian literature - Taras Shevchenko) bore fruit.

From a young age, the girl began to create and publish in various newspapers. Like many famous Ukrainian writers, in her works Larisa adhered to the sentiments and traditions of T. G. Shevchenko, creating several cycles of lyrical and philosophical poems.

About Lesya's work

Intrigued by magical mythology and world history Lesya has devoted many books to this topic. Most of all she liked novels about Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, about humanism and human qualities, about the fight against despotism and evil, as well as mystical stories about the undead and nature of Western Ukraine.

It should be noted that Lesya Ukrainka was a polyglot and knew more than ten languages. This gave her the opportunity to make high-quality literary translations of the works of Hugo, Shakespeare, Byron, Homer, Heine and Mickiewicz.

The most famous works that everyone is recommended to read are “The Forest Song”, “Possessed”, “Cassandra”, “The Stone Lord” and “Songs about Freedom”.

Marko Vovchok

Among famous writers Ukraine was another extraordinary woman. Many called her the Ukrainian George Sand - just as her patron Panteleimon Kulish dreamed. It was he who became her first assistant and editor, giving her the first impetus to develop her potential.

Woman with a fiery heart

Marko Vovchok was a fatal woman. As a child, her mother sent her to a private boarding school, away from her father’s bad influence, then to Orel to live with a rich aunt. There the endless love cycles began. Marko Vovchok - Maria Vilinskaya - was very beautiful girl, so it’s not surprising that crowds of gentlemen revolved around her all her life.

Among these gentlemen were famous writers whose names are well known to us. Even though she tied the knot (as she later admitted, not for love) with Opanas Markovich, her husband could not do anything with the attractive energy of this young lady. Turgenev, Kostomarov and Taras Shevchenko fell at her feet. And everyone wanted to become her teacher and patron.

"Marusya"

The most famous work Marco Vovchok presents the story “Marusya” about a girl who gave her life to help the Cossacks. The creation impressed readers and critics so much that Maria was awarded an honorary award from the French Academy.

Men in Ukrainian literature

The creativity of Ukrainian writers was also under the auspices of talented men. One of them was Pavel Gubenko. Readers know him under the pseudonym Ostap Cherry. His satirical works made readers laugh more than once. Unfortunately, this man, who smiles at us from newspaper pages and literature textbooks, had few reasons for joy in his life.

Pavel Gubenko

Being a political prisoner, Pavel Gubenko honestly served his required 10 years in a forced labor camp. He did not abandon creativity, and when his stern superiors instructed him to write a series of stories from the lives of prisoners, even there he could not resist irony!

The writer's life path

But life put everything in its place. The one who previously accused Ostap Vishnya himself ended up in the dock and became an “enemy of the people.” And the Ukrainian author returned home ten years later and continued doing what he loved.

But these for many years in the correctional camps left a terrible imprint on the condition of Pavel Gubenko. Even after the war, returning to the already free Kyiv, he still could not forget the terrible episodes. Most likely, the endless inner struggles of a man who always smiled and never cried led to his tragic death from a heart attack at the age of 66.

Ivan Drach

A short excursion into the work of Ukrainian writers ends with Ivan Drach. Many modern authors still turn to this master of (self-)irony, witty words and humor for advice.

Life story of a genius

Ivan Fedorovich Drach began his creative path when he was still a seventh-grader, with a poem eagerly published in a local newspaper. As soon as the writer graduated from high school, he began teaching Russian language and literature in a rural school. After the army, Ivan entered the philological department of Kyiv University, which he never graduated from. And all because a talented student will be offered a job in a newspaper, and then, after the course, the writer will receive the specialty of film playwright in Moscow. Returning to Kyiv, Ivan Fedorovich Drach begins working at the famous film studio named after A. Dovzhenko.

Over more than 30 years of creative activity, a huge number of collections of poems, translations, articles and even film stories have been published from the pen of Ivan Drach. His works have been translated and published in dozens of countries and appreciated throughout the world.

An eventful life tempered the writer’s character, fostering in him an active civic position and a unique temperament. The works of Ivan Fedorovich express the sentiments of the sixties and children of war, thirsting for change and praising the achievements of human thought.

What's better to read?

It is better to start getting acquainted with the work of Ivan Drach with the poem “Pero”. It is this that is the credo of life and conveys the leitmotifs that permeate the entire work of the brilliant poet and writer.

These famous Ukrainian writers made an invaluable contribution to domestic and world literature. Decades later, their works convey to us current thoughts, teach and help in various life situations. The work of Ukrainian writers has enormous literary and moral value, is perfect for teenagers and adults and will bring pleasure from reading.

Each of the Ukrainian authors is unique in their own way, and their unusual individual style will help you recognize your favorite writer from the first lines. Such a writer’s “flower garden” makes Ukrainian literature truly extraordinary, rich and interesting.