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The main woman of Ukrainian literature, Lesya Ukrainka was not actually either lely nor a Ukrainian. As a real writer, she invented himself and left not only an outstanding poetry and prose, but also legends about himself. Is it true that she was a witch, talked with ghosts and gave preference to relations with women? Let's try to understand that myth, and that true among the famous facts about Lesya Ukrainka.

1.The daughter of the famous mother

Today, not everyone will be able to quickly recall the name of Olena Pchilka, but for the life of Lesia Ukrainka, her mother was a real superstar of Ukrainian literature. It is she, and not his daughter flowing the way to women in Ukrainian literature. She was not a talented writer and a lecturer, but also financially successful - her books were sold to large impersonies and rapidly fans of admirers.

2.From childhood he was friends with mysticism

In the winds of thirteen years, Les were taken to relatives in the village not far from Kovel. Local believed village is not easy, all believed in perfume, ghosts and ancient spells. Despite the fact that Lesya hosted only three days, this trip had a strong impression on her that it was a famous "Forest Song" written in memories. By the way, in ghosts there are still believing. Wanting to find out whether it can try to spend the night in the Scoula forest.

3.Wrote her first verse in Lutsk

In this remarkable day, Lesi was only nine years old. The poem preserved and called "hope". The tree, under which Lesu, for the first time, guided inspiration, and still stands in place, near the gate in the lobbart lock tower. If you want to feel what you felt young poet, you should hurry - a tree in an emergency and now the power of the city decides its future fate. The dramatic works of Lesya began to write even before - only five years.

4.Didn't study at school (but was a polyglotka)

Olena Peckla did not trust the school to educate his children and engaged in their education in person, by joining private teachers from individual subjects. She was obviously not worse than a writer, because the results are impressive. Lesya spoke to seven languages: in addition to Ukrainian, Russian and Polish, she also knew Bulgarian, German, French and Italian. Moreover, she knew them so well that he even translated literary works.

5.Real im"I am Larisa Kosach

Uncle Lessey was another prominent Ukrainian writer Mikhail Drahomanov, who wrote a lot a lot under the pseudonym "Ukrainian". Lesya decided to take an example from it. She did not really love her real name, believing hard and rigorous. Therefore, to the pseudonym decided to add his tender version, which was often called at home.

6.Suffered from an incurable illness

The fate generously gave the Lesa Talent, but her health was very small. The writer suffered bone tuberculosis, which is considered a difficult illness even today, and at that time there was not an effective pain for her. Through tuberculosis bones, Ukrainka was forced to constantly ride for treatment. It is in one of these trips, in Georgia, she died. Leszi was only 43 years old.

7.The only man in Ukrainian writings

That's how Lesha called another genius - Ivan Franko. Despite the severe illness and difficult life, Ukrainka (as well as its mother Olena Pastik) was a well-known force of his character and extraordinary discipline in work. She worked despite the constant pain during an exacerbation of the disease. At the same time, the writer was very modest and always emphasized that "not guard and nail Frank."

8.Wondered with Olga Kobilyanskaya, but fallen in love with men

A common legend that Lesya Ukrainka loved women, based mainly on her correspondence with another writer Olga Kobilyanskaya. They truly wrote one another gentle letters, but the researchers of the creativity of Ukrainians believe that women were only close friends, and the letters are explained by a manner of communication at that time. In Lesia's life there were several strong in love: the first love is fifteen years old to Maxim Slavinsky, non-intensive, but passionate in love with Sergei Merzhinsky, who died of tuberculosis, and finally marriage with a clement flower.

9.Invented new words

This is exactly what Lesya left us not only their poems and prose. Such usual words of the "ray" and "proving "invented and introduced the writer in use. Interestingly, the word "art" we indicate her mother's masts.

10.Still travels in space

And it's not a joke. In honor of Lesia Ukrainka named Asteroid "2616 Lesya" (2616 Lesya), which scientists opened in 1970. It is located in asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.