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CALENDAR OF SIGNIFICANT AND MEMORABLE DATES. DECEMBER 5
On this day, Grigor Mikhailovich Tiutiunnyk was born (December 5, 1931 - March 6, 1980) - Ukrainian prose writer, translator, teacher. Novels and short stories are the main direction of Tiutiunnyk's work. Written in simple language about the life of an ordinary person, at first glance, they enchant with their kindness and sincerity. Probably, no one before Grigor Tiutiunnyk was able to convey the taste of milk, the smell of the steppe, the trembling of children's tears, the crying of the Ukrainian soul in national literature...
THE CREATIVE HERITAGE OF FYODOR MIKHAILOVICH DOSTOYEVSKY IS A CULTURAL ASSET OF ALL HUMANITY
2021 is declared by UNESCO the year of F. M. Dostoevsky (October 30 (November 11), 1821 - January 28 (February 9, 1881), as this year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the writer and the 140th anniversary of his passing into eternity. This is another confirmation of the recognition that the creative heritage of the writer is the cultural heritage of all humanity. Virtual exhibition of works by F...
FOUNDER OF THE HISTORICAL NOVEL GENRE
August 15 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Walter Scott (August 15, 1771 - September 21, 1832) - a world-famous Scottish writer, poet, historian, collector of antiquities, lawyer. For his compatriots, he is more than a writer, because he revived the historical memory of the people, opened Scotland to the rest of the world and especially to England. He is considered the founder of the historical novel genre...
I AM A WANDERER AND PASSIONATELY LOVE LIFE…
To the birthday of the outstanding realist writer Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin (August 26 (September 7) 1870 - August 25, 1938). In his best works - novels "Moloch", "The Duel", stories and short stories "Olesya", "Gambrinus", "The Garnet Bracelet", cycles of essays "Laestrygonians" - Kuprin sang the anthem of life: love, nature, poetry, the values of human personality , search, "natural man", which is not spoiled by civilization...
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE DEFENDERS OF UKRAINE
According to the Presidential Decree, the Day of Remembrance of Defenders of Ukraine has been celebrated since August 29 last year. On this day, the State Flag of Ukraine will be lowered and a national minute of silence will be announced, entertainment and concert events and broadcasts on television and radio will be restricted, flowers will be laid at monuments, memorials and burial places of Ukrainian defenders, and national and patriotic events will be held...
THE TITAN OF THOUGHTS AND WORKS
165 years since the birth of the outstanding Ukrainian Ivan Yakovych Franko (August 27, 1856 - May 28, 1916). During his more than 40 years of creative activity, Franco worked extremely fruitfully as an original writer (poet, novelist, playwright) and translator, literary critic and publicist, multifaceted scientist and art critic, ethnologist and folklorist, historian, sociologist, political scientist, economist, economist...
101 YEARS OF THE EARTH MARSIAN
Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 - June 5, 2012) - one of the most famous American science fiction writers, author of about 800 literary works of various genres: short stories, novels, poems, essays, plays for theater and radio, film and television scripts. The writer's works are recognizable by their emotional, psychological style. Ray Bradbury worked all his life, was awarded many prizes. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame...
CALENDAR OF SIGNIFICANT AND MEMORABLE DATES. AUGUST 7th
Birthday of Panteleimon Kulish (July 26 (August 7) 1819 - February 2, 1897) - Ukrainian writer, poet, playwright, literary critic, historian, ethnographer, teacher, publisher, public figure, translator of the Bible and author of the first Ukrainian historical novel. Panteleimon Oleksandrovych was born on a farm near the town of Voronezh in the Chernihiv province (now Sumy region) in the family of a wealthy Cossack...
CALENDAR OF SIGNIFICANT AND MEMORABLE DATES. AUGUST 5th
Guy de Maupassant's birthday (August 5, 1850 - July 6, 1893) - a prominent French writer, a classic of world literature. He is a representative of naturalism, the direction of an unbiased image of reality, prevailing in art and literature, one of the most influential and popular prose writers of the XIX century. He is rightly called one of the creators of the modern form of short story - the "father" of the novel...
THE STAR OF UKRAINIAN THEATER
Maria Kostiantynivna Zankovetska (July 23 (August 4) 1854, Zanky village, now Nizhyn district, Chernihiv region - October 4, 1934, Kyiv) - Ukrainian actress and theatrical figure of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1922). From a young age, Maria performed in amateur performances and concerts, loved improvisations. The first role of an orphan girl...