On 25 February 2021 we mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Lesya Ukrainka – one of Ukrainian literature’s foremost authors, whose works have travelled around the world and been translated into dozens of languages. For more than a century, Lesya Ukrainka has remained a powerful ambassador of Ukrainian culture internationally. Generations of Ukrainians unite around her memorable works.  

Lesia Ukrainka (1871 – 1913) is one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, active political, and civil activists who also strongly invested in the feminist struggle and in the idea of women’s empowerment. A woman who insisted on the fact that her spirit was stronger than her body.

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On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Lesya Ukrainka, representatives of Ukrainian organizations in Norway, students of Ukrainian schools and Ukrainian diplomats in Oslo prepared a video reciting poems by Lesya Ukrainka.

The Embassy of Ukraine in Norway expresses gratitude to all participants of this initiative!

We would also like to inform you about the possibility of ordering Lesya Ukrainka's "Forest Song" adapted for children in English at Deichman Library. Detailed information on how to order books in Ukrainian or English-language publications on Ukraine in Norwegian public libraries can be found by following the link – https://bit.ly/2OVa54s.