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16 ХХ Х I I Конвенція СУА She spent her childhood and youth among nature in the village of Kolodiazhnomu surrounded by relatives who were also her teachers. Folk tales, songs, and popular superst itions were the first impulses that led her to create vivid images in her swirling childhood imagination. As a little girl, she crept silently into the woods to spy on how Mavka awoke, to see how Perelesnyk lured Mavka into the thicket, or to understand ho w the "one who sits on the cliff” threatened them. Near the end of her short life, with unsurpassed skill, Lesia transformed these figures of native mythology into the extravagant theatrical production Forest Song . Within favorable conditions in which to develop and grow under the wise and skillful supervision of her mother, and later, the influence of her uncle Mykhailo Drahomanov, Lesia received a first - rate modern education. She assiduously studied ancient and modern wor l d history and literature, learned languages of world importance, such as French, German, English, Italian, ancient Greek and Latin, as well as Bulgarian. Together with Ukrainian, Russian, and Polish, she knew ten languages. She brilliantly translated wor ld classics into Ukrainian: from German - Heine, Goethe, and Schiller , from French - A. de Musset, Maupassant, Hugo and others, all who then became among her favorite authors. Lesia Ukrainka worked in the field of folklore (220 folk melodies were recorded in her voice), and wrote prolifically in the genres of poetry, lyrics, epics, drama, prose, and journalism, all while being actively involved in the Ukrainian national movement. T he figure of highest respect and authority for Lesia was her uncle Mykhailo D rahomanov. She respected him, listened carefully to his opinions. From him, she absorbed a European worldview and, heeding his advice, did not become a poet of exclusively personal verses. He suggested to Lesia that she use the pseudonym "Ukrainka.” T hr oughout her life , Lesia Ukrainka wrote poems . The first were written when she was just nine years old, the last when she turned 40. During her lifetime, she wrote close to 300 rhymes and dozens of poems and dramatic works, each of them a fascinating master piece. However, Forest Song is among her best - known works and is an emblem of Ukrainian literature. World literature knows no other drama that is equal in depth of meaning, brilliance, and enchanting images as Forest Song . Like Mavka, the immortal heroine of Forest Song , members of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America also have "that in the heart that does not die ” – a love for their native land, culture and customs. The UNWLA continuously has preserved the memor y of and maintained deep respect for the b eloved poet. The branches that have chosen Lesia U krainka as their patroness include: 10 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ( Philadelphia R egional Council); 14 - Atlanta, Georgia, (Branches - at - Large); 62 - Glen Spey, New York, ( Central New York Region al Council); 73 - Bridgeport, Connecticut, ( Ne w England Regional Council); 99 - Watervliet, New York, ( Central New York Regional Council); 107 - San Jose, Cali fornia, (Branches - at - Large); 140 – Chicago, Illinois, ( Chicago Regional Council ) - our newest branch! In 1937, the UNWLA contributed to the purchase of a house in the village of Kolodiazhnomu in Volyn region, where the poet had lived as a child. In 1947, an English translation of her work by Percival Cundy , Spirit of Flame , was pub lished. In 1961, with financing from and under the management of UNWL A, a monument to Lesia Ukrainka was erected in Cleveland, Ohio. D esigned by Mykhailo Chereshnovsky, t he renowned sculptor not only created a figure resembling the poet, but also one that reflected her deep spirituality. Lesia Ukrainka’s sister Izydora Kosach - Borysova, an honorary member of UNWLA, attended the unveiling ceremony. With the initiative, support and funding from UNWLA, as well as support from a sponsor, Dr. Ivanna Ratych, one thousand copies of the book Letters Take So Long ... Discoveries from the Lesia Ukrainka Archive of the Slavic Library in Prague was published in 2002. The book sold out instantly, and in 2003, UNWLA published a second edition. In 202 2 , UNWLA will collabo rate with the Ukrainian Bandura Ensemble of North America (conductor Oleh Makhlay) to organize a series of memorial concerts dedicated to Lesia Ukrainka. On February 25, 2021, on the 150th anniversary of the birth date of the poet, the New York Regional C ouncil organized an online anniversary celebration "On the Occasion of Lesia’s Birthday!" In
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