Augustina Gabel | |
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_by_Blum_brothers.png) A photograph of Gabel, taken in the photo studio of the Blum brothers | |
| Born | Augustina Sinkevich[a] 30 August 1863 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 29 March 1907 (aged 43) Kharkiv, Russian Empire |
| Spouse | Orest Gabel |
| Children | Ludmila, Elena, Valeria, Maria, Yuri, Margarita |
Augustina Stanislavovna Gabel (Ukrainian: Августина Станіславівна Габель, romanized: Augustyna Stanislavivna Habel; née Sinkevich; born 30 August 1853 – 29 March 1907) was a librarian and revolutionary from the Russian Empire. Orphaned at an early age, she was raised by her older sister and her husband. After receiving her education, she became involved in revolutionary activities, joining the Narodnik movement, which aimed to promote socialist ideas among the Russian peasantry.
She later became a member a revolutionary group led by Orest Gabel, whom she later married. She participated in efforts to support the movement, including planning the escape of imprisoned comrades. She was arrested in 1876 and spent several months in prison, where she gave birth to her first child. After her release, she voluntarily went into exile in Siberia with her husband. The couple had five children during their time in exile and later moved to Kharkiv, where she became active in the cultural life of the city.
She worked at the Kharkiv Public Library from 1893 to 1903. As organiser of one of its branches, corresponded with writers in order to raise funds and acquire books for the library.
Augustina Gabel died on March 29, 1907, in Kharkiv, modern-day Ukraine.
- ^ Telegina 2020.
- ^ Nikolaenko 2017, p. 230.
- ^ Tunakova 1972, p. 31.
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