Alla Horska

Alla Horska
Алла Горська
Born18 September 1929
Died28 November 1970(1970-11-28) (aged 41)
Cause of deathKilled by KGB
Resting placeBerkovets cemetery
NationalityUkrainian
CitizenshipSoviet Union
Alma materNational Academy of Arts of Ukraine
Known forUkrainian monument art, paintings, Ukrainian human rights activism, Creative Youth Club "Suchasnyk"
MovementDissident movement in the Soviet Union
SpouseViktor Zaretskyi
ChildrenOleksiy (Oles) Zaretskyi
Parents

Alla Horska (Ukrainian: Алла Горська; 18 September 1929, Yalta, Crimean ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR – 28 November 1970, Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) – was a prominent Ukrainian painter, graphic artist, and monumental artist. She was also an active representative of the Ukrainian underground and human rights movement in the 1960s. Horska persistently fought the Soviet totalitarian regime and made a major contribution to the development and preservation of Ukrainian culture and identity. She was murdered at the age of 41.