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Lina Kostenko | |
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 Kostenko in 2006 | |
| Native name | Ліна Костенко |
| Born | 19 March 1930 Rzhyshchiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Literary movement | Sixtiers |
| Years active | 1957–present |
| Notable awards | Shevchenko National Prize, Legion of Honour |
Lina Vasylivna Kostenko (Ukrainian: Ліна Василівна Костенко; born 19 March 1930)[1][2] is a Ukrainian poet, journalist, writer, publisher, and former Soviet dissident. A founder and leading representative of the Sixtiers poetry movement, Kostenko has been described as one of Ukraine's foremost poets and credited with reviving Ukrainian-language lyric poetry.
Kostenko has been granted numerous honours, including an honorary professorship at Kyiv Mohyla Academy, honorary doctorates of Lviv and Chernivtsi Universities, the Shevchenko National Prize, and the Legion of Honour.
- ^ Shestak, Anna (10 December 2018). "Ліна Костенко. Поетеса епохи" [Lina Kostenko: Poet of the Era]. Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Kostenko, Lina". Encyclopaedia of Ukraine. Retrieved 18 April 2022.