Daryna Dmytrivna Polotniuk ( née Makohon; uk, Дарина Дмитрівна Полотнюк (Макогон); 5 May 1907 – 30 October 1982), better known by her pen name Iryna Vilde ( uk, Ірина Вільде), was a Ukrainian and Soviet writer and correspondent. Vilde's works are now considered classics of

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Childhood and education

Vilde was born on May 5, 1907 in Chernivtsi,

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. Her father was

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, a schoolteacher and writer, her mother, Adolphina Janiszewska, was a teacher. Vilde was married to Yevhen Polotniuk who in 1943 was executed by the

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. With Polotniuk she had two children. She died after a long illness October 30, 1982 and was buried at the

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. In 1927, she graduated in Stanislav

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. Expelled from school in 1930 as part of anti-Ukrainian

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operation, she nonetheless graduated in 1932 from "University of

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in Lwow" (today

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). Soon after graduation, due to material deprivation, she was forced to get a job in the magazine ''Zhinocha dolia'' (Women's fate) in

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, where she worked until 1939.

Literary creativity

From 1930 to 1939, she published a number of short stories and novels about the life of the

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intelligentsia, the petty bourgeoisie, and students. The first short story of the young writer ''Povist zyttia'' (Life Story) appeared in print in 1930. In 1935 she published the novel ''Metelyky na shpyl’kakh'' (Pinned Butterflies) under the pseudonym “Iryna Vilde”. The collection of works of Iryna Vilde

During the war period, and after the unification of

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with

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, 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 of Galicia — the

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, employees, workers,

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ry, petty bourgeoisie, as well as information on the activities of various parties and public organizations, the

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administration policy, the economy, education and culture. Among them are the anthology of short stories ''Khymerne sertse'' (The Whimsical Heart, 1936), the novelettes ''Metelyky na shpyl’kakh'' (Pinned Butterflies, 1936), the story ''Povnolitni 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 novel ''Sestry Richynski'' (The Richynsky Sisters, 2 vols, 1958, 1964) and many others. ''Richynski Sisters'' is the most celebrated work of the writer. She was a member of the Writers' Union. Vilde wrote: "In order to achieve immortality a person must pass two exams: one in front of one's contemporaries, the second — before history."

Awards and honours

Vilde has been laureate of literary awards named after

Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko (Ukrainian: Іван Якович Франко, pronounced ˈwɑn ˈjɑkowɪtʃ frɐnˈkɔ 27 August 1856 – 28 May 1916) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, ...

and

Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko ( uk, Тарас Григорович Шевченко , pronounced without the middle name; – ), also known as Kobzar Taras, or simply Kobzar (a kobzar is a bard in Ukrainian culture), was a Ukrainian poet, wr ...

. In 1965, she was awarded the Order of Badge of Honor.

Death and legacy

Vilde died October 30, 1982. She was put into the

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list of known people of the 20th century.

References

External links

Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Vilde, Iryna

«Дика» письменниця Ірина Вільде

Vil’de, Irina

Сторінки пам’яті Володимира Івасюка. Спогади.

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