Rozalia Vynnychenko

Rozalia Vynnychenko
Розалія Винниченко
First Lady of Ukraine
In role
1919
PresidentVolodymyr Vynnychenko
Preceded byOleksandra Skoropadska
Succeeded byOlha Petliura
Personal details
Born(1886-07-26)26 July 1886
Orel, Russia
Died26 February 1959(1959-02-26) (aged 72)
Mougins, France
SpouseVolodymyr Vynnychenko
Alma materSorbonne University
OccupationFormer First Lady of Ukraine

Rozalia Yakivna Vynnychenko (née Lifshyts (Ukrainian: Ліфшиць)); 26 July 1886 – 6 February 1959) was a spouse of Ukrainian political leader Volodymyr Vynnychenko.

Born to a Russian Jewish family in Orel, Russia, in 1909 Lifshits graduated from the Medical faculty of Sorbonne University.

In 1909 Vynnychenko met with Rozalia in Cavi di Lavagna visiting the Russian philosopher Boris Yakovenko who was married to Rozalia's sister Vera.[1]

  1. ^ Nadia Myronets: Epistolary dialogue of Volodymyr Vynnychenko with Rozalia Lifshits (1911-18).