Name Oleksandr Oles Children Oleh Olzhych | Role Writer Books Poezii | |
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Education Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Parents Oleksandra Hryschenko, Ivan Kandyba Similar People Mykola Vorony, Vasyl Symonenko, Lina Kostenko, Oleh Olzhych, Vasyl Stus | ||
“Europe remained silent”, - poem written in 1931 by Ukrainian poet Oleksandr Oles.
Oleksandr Ivanovych Oles (real name Oleksandr Kandyba) (Ukrainian: Oleksandr Іvanovich Oles') (1878–1944) was a prominent Ukrainian writer and poet. He is the father of another Ukrainian poet and political activist, Oleh Olzhych, who perished in the Nazi labor camps in 1944. He is one of representatives of the Ukrainian Cossack family of Kandyba.
Contents
Олександр Олесь. Чари ночі. - Oleksandr Oles. Charms of the Night.
Collections
Among his poetic collections are "Z zhurboyu radist obnymalas" — With Sadness a Joy was Embracing, "Komu povim pechal moyu" — To Whom I'll Tell About My Woes, and others (nine poetry books altogether). Oleksandr Oles also created several dramatic works.
Death
He died in emigration in Prague in 1944.
Example of his work
The sky has embraced the sea,The sea has spilled into the sky…The whole world they have forgottenAnd have sunk in the fogs of the skyI have dreamed of being with you,Our souls are close mates.You are like the blue skyAnd your thoughts are like wandering clouds.References
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