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Marko Vovchok

Ukrainian writer (1833-1907) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 73

Marko Vovchok was a Ukrainian female writer of Russian descent. Her pen name, Marko Vovchok, was invented by Panteleimon Kulish. Her works had an anti-serfdom orientation and described the historical past of Ukraine.

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Montyon Prize1879

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In the 1860s, Vovchok gained considerable literary fame in Ukraine after the publication in 1857 of a Ukrainian-language collection, Folk Tales.

Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1833 to 1907 · aged 73

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