What is the secret of 90-year-old Lina Kostenko, which remains an irresistible woman

Lina Kostenko is a writer who became a legend during her lifetime. The poet will be 91 on March 19, and today I want to tell you a little bit. life-art this wonderful man.

For some reason, I am always madly pleased with great people who live at the same time as me. Having at least one thing in common makes my life a little more meaningful. It's great when you realize that somewhere on the same planet, there's a talented person who's talking about it. You read in high school.And whose work you have studied since childhood.

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Lina Vasilievna has always admired her rebellious spirit and persistent desire Go against the system. Personally, I am impressed by her words that she chose her own destiny and therefore there are no complaints against her. It immediately feels like a person has built his own world and relationship with him.

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Why does this woman have such a steel will? Perhaps it was because she had been a child. stigmatization of the daughter of "enemy of the people". Lina’s father was convicted and spent 10 years in concentration camps. In addition, Ms. Kostenko belongs to the generation of children of war. Both of these facts affected the personality of this great woman.

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Education and the first collections Lina Vasilievna graduated from school in her native village and then entered the Kiev pedagogical school. Then she got her diploma. Moscow Literary University.

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The first collections of 1957 and 1958 aroused intense interest. A collection. 1961 Journeys of the Heart was the most successful. He showed Lin as a mature poet with strong views and strong principles.

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Interesting fact: the first book by Lina Vasilievna "Blessed" by Nikolai RudenkoFounder of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. After listening to Lina’s poems in Russian, he asked if there was a Ukrainian version. A few days later, he received it and immediately wanted to publish a collection. That's how it came to be. "Earth Rays".

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Iron Will and the inability to betray her own beliefs have made Lina Kostenko a man whose fate cannot be overlooked. What strikes me is the total absence of fear. Incredibly, this woman is like Never afraid of the powerful. And it always went ahead.