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February 25 marks the 149th birth anniversary of Larisa Kosach-Kvitka, known worldwide as Lesya Ukrainka, one of the most prominent personalities of the Ukrainian culture.
The exceptional significance of her works lies in the fact that she enriched the literature of her people with new themes and motives, introduced hexameter, vers libre, iambic pentameter and plots of the world literature into the Ukrainian poetry. Lesya Ukrainka not only propelled the Ukrainian literature to the next level, but she also was at the forefront of the national movement. The poetess devoted her whole life to the cause of political, cultural and social liberation of Ukraine. At the same time, she emphasized that freedom is something that you take without outside help. And these words were prophetic.
Lesya Ukrainka lived only 42 years. Overcoming life's difficulties, tragic love, and deadly disease, she never succumbed and remained in the minds of Ukrainians a symbol of invincibility and struggle.
The exhibition presents about 50 documents reflecting the rich heritage of Lesya Ukrainka. Among them are full collected editions, publicistic writing, and letters, memoirs of contemporaries, literary and biographical portraits. Visitors can see the 1920-1940s publications of the works by the poetess from the collections of The National Library of Belarus.
A valuable publication for researchers is the book Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka(Lesya Ukrainka). Biographic materials. Memoirs. Iconography (2015), consisting of the original texts by Lesya Ukrainka, memoirs, articles and photographs. Most of the book is the memoirs and letters from Isidora Kasach-Borisova, Lesia's sister whose legacy has never been published. The Iconography section contains unknown documents from private archives.
The exposition also presents the musical heritage of the outstanding Ukrainian: copies of musical notations of songs with the lyrics by Lesya Ukrainka, and a collection of Ukrainian folk songs recorded from her voice.
The exhibition runs from February 13 to August 9, 2020, in the circular corridor of the 3rd floor.
The opening hours of the exhibition correspond to the library’s opening hours.
Admission is by a library card or by the Social and Cultural Center ticket.
For more info: (8 017) 293 29 80.
Gallery and Exhibition Department
