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A writer with a difficult fate, character, and personal secrets. This episode of the literary podcast “Smell of the Word” is dedicated to Lesya Ukrainka. Hosts Yevheniy Stasinevych and Serhiy Chirkov talk not only about Lesya Ukrainka’s creativity and most striking works, but also about feminism, internal protest, and the writer’s communication with women. Why is she not a poet or a playwright? Can she be called simply “Lesya” or “daughter of Prometheus”? Who “turned” her into a revolutionary? In what circle did she grow up and which of her works are truly remarkable? In this episode, the hosts invite another expert to the conversation for the first time — literary critic Bohdana Romantsova. Share in the comments which works of Lesya Ukrainka are close to you. And support us with your subscriptions and likes — this is important for the promotion of the channel. List of references: Lesya Ukrainka “Forest Song” Lesya Ukrainka “Cassandra” Lesya Ukrainka “In the Forest” Lesya Ukrainka “Orgy” Lesya Ukrainka “Blue Rose” Lesya Ukrainka “The Stone Master” Lesya Ukrainka “Rufin and Priscilla” Solomiya Pavlychko “Discourse of Modernism in Ukrainian Literature” Vira Ageeva “Poetess at the Turn of the Century” Advertising on the channel: [email protected] 00:00 intro 01:32 Stasinevych and Chirkov’s attitude to the figure and work of Lesya Ukrainka 08:54 Lesya Ukrainka’s strengths and weaknesses 17:40 in what environment did Lesya Ukrainka grow up and where do the stereotypes come from 21:24 “almost all of Ukrainka’s dramas are an attempt to rewrite the history of Western culture” 26:43 column “The Scent of the Author” 32:03 Bohdana Romantsova about Lesya Ukrainka and sisterhood 36:42 the writer's correspondence and the secret of her private life 37:57 Lesya Ukrainka's place in literature now and whether she would be satisfied with it 41:21 Lesya Ukrainka and feminism 46:39 Lesya Ukrainka and intellectuality 57:37 did Lesya Ukrainka really have a lesbian relationship with Olga Kobylyanska