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Iryna Vilde | |
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Ірина Вільде | |
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| Born | Daryna Makohon (1907-05-05)5 May 1907 |
| Died | 30 October 1982(1982-10-30) (aged 75) Lviv,Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Education | University of John II Casimir Vasa |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Yevhen Polotniuk |
Daryna Polotniuk (néeMakohon;Ukrainian:Дарина Полотнюк (Макогон); 5 May 1907 – 30 October 1982),[1] better known by herpen nameIryna Vilde (Ukrainian:Ірина Вільде), was a Ukrainian and Soviet writer and correspondent. Vilde's works are now considered classics ofUkrainian literature.
Vilde was born on 5 May 1907 inChernivtsi,Austria-Hungary. Her father wasDmytro Makohon, a schoolteacher and writer, her mother, Adolphina Janiszewska, was a teacher. Vilde was married to Yevhen Polotniuk who in 1943 was executed by theGestapo. With Polotniuk she had two children. She died after a long illness on 30 October 1982 and was buried at theLychakiv Cemetery inLviv.
In 1927, she graduated inStanislavprivate school. Expelled from school in 1930 as part of anti-UkrainianPacification operation, she nonetheless graduated in 1932 from "University ofJohn II Casimir in Lwow" (todayUniversity of Lviv).[2] Soon after graduation, due to material deprivation, she was forced to get a job with the magazineZhinocha dolia (Women's fate) inKolomyia, where she worked until 1939.
From 1930 to 1939, she published a number of short stories and novels about the life of theWestern Ukrainian intelligentsia, the petty bourgeoisie, and students. The first short story of the young writerPovist zyttia (Life Story) appeared in print in 1930. In 1935, she published the novelMetelyky na shpyl’kakh (Pinned Butterflies) under the pseudonym “Iryna Vilde”.
During the war period, and after the unification ofWestern Ukraine withUkrainian SSR, she continued to describe the familiar themes of family in bourgeois society. Her works contain a huge number of characters — protagonists from all public spheres ofGalicia — theclergy,employees, workers,peasantry,petty bourgeoisie, as well as information on the activities of various parties and public organizations, thePolish administration policy, the economy, education and culture. Among them are the anthology of short storiesKhymerne sertse (The Whimsical Heart, 1936), the novelettesMetelyky na shpyl’kakh (Pinned Butterflies, 1936), the storyPovnolitni dity (Grown-up Children, 1939),B’ie vos'ma (The Clock Strikes Eight, 1936).
Her postwar works include:Nashi bat'ky roziishlysia (Our Parents Have Separated, 1946),Iii portret (Her Portrait 1948),Stezhynamy zhyttia (Along the Paths of Life, 1949),Ti z Kowalskoi (Those of Kowalska, 1947),Iabluni zatsvily vdruhe (The Apple Trees Have Blossomed Again, 1949),Povisti ta opovidannia (Tales and Stories" 1949),Zhyttia til’ky pochynaiet’sia (Life Is Just Beginning, 1961),Troiandy i ternia (Roses and Thorns, 1961), the novelSestry Richynski[3] (The Richynsky Sisters, 2 vols, 1958, 1964) and many others.Richynski Sisters is the most celebrated work of the writer.[4]
She was a member of the Writers' Union.
Vilde has been laureate ofliterary awards named afterIvan Franko andTaras Shevchenko. In 1965, she was awarded the Order of Badge of Honor.
Vilde died on 30 October 1982. She was put into theUNESCO list of known people of the 20th century.
