Kalynets was born in Khodoriv, the son of an agronomist. His parents upheld Ukrainian cultural traditions. As a child, Kalynets read banned literature in the Ukrainian language, and watched the mass deportations of Ukrainians by the communists. He graduated from Lviv University in 1961. He began writing in the 1950s, and his first book of poetry was published in 1966. Because of censorship, the rest of his works were published in the West.[1]
Writingedit
One of the main themes of Kalynets's poetry is cultural glorification.[2] Much of his writing uses a vocabulary full of cultural allusions. His work reflects his pride in Ukrainian culture and the country's ancient pagan and early Christian heritage. In Kupalo's Fire (1966), Kalynets connects the country's folklore and ancient traditions to modern, Soviet life. Most of his works do not contain glaring political criticisms, rather unexpressed denunciation. He drew strong influence from Bohdan Ihor Antonych, and dedicated one of his poems to him. He also dedicated poems to various Ukrainian cultural icons, including Taras Shevchenko, filmmaker Alexander Dovzhenko, and composer Stanislav Liudkevych among others. He refused to dedicate any poems to the Soviet leaders, breaking from the custom which was typical among poets in that time.[3]
Arrestedit
As a "Ukrainian bourgeois nationalist", opposed to the policies of russification and general Soviet lawlessness, he was sentenced to nine years in a labour camp and exile.[4] His wife, Iryna, was arrested in January 1972. Kalynets refused to cooperate with the KGB and began behaving in a defiant manner.
In March 1971, the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of Ukraine denounced Kalynets' poetry as "reprehensible", made worse by the fact that he allowed his work to be published in the West. He was then indicted on the grounds that he "issues a veiled appeal to struggle against the Soviet government", "calls for a revival of the Uniate Church", "covertly presents the idea that the Ukrainian people are oppressed by the Soviet government", and "articulates a nationalist ideology, as well as nostalgia for the past and for an independent state". On 11 August 1972, he was arrested, and on 15 November 1972, he was convicted for anti-Soviet activities by a closed court and sentenced to six years in labour camps and three years in exile.[5] He served out his sentences in the Perm political labour camps, first at No. 35 at Vsechsvyatskaya, but he was then moved to No. 36 in the village of Kutchino, Perm Region. While in prison, he took part in the resistance movement. He was involved with hunger strikes, the writing of appeals and the writing of chronicles of the two camps. After being released from prison in 1981, he worked in the Lviv Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR library[6]
The Crowning of a Scarecrow (1972) translated into German in 1975
The Awakened Muse (1991)
Referencesedit
^Cummins, Walter. Shifting Borders: East European Poetries of the Eighties. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press: 1993; ISBN0-8386-3497-4[1]
^Danylo Struk. The Summing up of Silence: The Poetry of Ihor Kalynets. Slavic Review, Vol. 38, No. 1. (Mar., 1979), pp. 17-29.
^Tetiana Oleksandrivna Tsepkalo Lunar Imagery and Traditional Mythology in I. Kalynets' Poetry//Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol. VIII, No. 3, 2016, pp 0975-2935.
^Case Studies on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: A World Survey, published in 1976. [2]ISBN90-247-1779-5
^ abKobets, Svitlana. "Fire of Kupala by Ihor Kalynets", Censorship: an International Encyclopedia. (London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers) 2001 [3][4]
^ ab"Kalynets Ihor Myronovych". Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
^"Dissident Iryna Kalnets Dies After Long Illness". Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
External linksedit
Notice of death of Iryna Kalynets (in Ukrainian)
December 13, 2023
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions the patronymic is Myronovych and the family name is Kalynets Ihor Myronovych Kalynets Ukrainian Igor Mironovich Kalinec born 1939 is a Ukrainian poet and Soviet dissident Ihor Mironovych Kalynets 2007 Contents 1 Background 2 Writing 3 Arrest 4 Personal life 5 Honors 6 Collections of Poetry 7 References 8 External linksBackground editKalynets was born in Khodoriv the son of an agronomist His parents upheld Ukrainian cultural traditions As a child Kalynets read banned literature in the Ukrainian language and watched the mass deportations of Ukrainians by the communists He graduated from Lviv University in 1961 He began writing in the 1950s and his first book of poetry was published in 1966 Because of censorship the rest of his works were published in the West 1 Writing editOne of the main themes of Kalynets s poetry is cultural glorification 2 Much of his writing uses a vocabulary full of cultural allusions His work reflects his pride in Ukrainian culture and the country s ancient pagan and early Christian heritage In Kupalo s Fire 1966 Kalynets connects the country s folklore and ancient traditions to modern Soviet life Most of his works do not contain glaring political criticisms rather unexpressed denunciation He drew strong influence from Bohdan Ihor Antonych and dedicated one of his poems to him He also dedicated poems to various Ukrainian cultural icons including Taras Shevchenko filmmaker Alexander Dovzhenko and composer Stanislav Liudkevych among others He refused to dedicate any poems to the Soviet leaders breaking from the custom which was typical among poets in that time 3 Arrest editAs a Ukrainian bourgeois nationalist opposed to the policies of russification and general Soviet lawlessness he was sentenced to nine years in a labour camp and exile 4 His wife Iryna was arrested in January 1972 Kalynets refused to cooperate with the KGB and began behaving in a defiant manner In March 1971 the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of Ukraine denounced Kalynets poetry as reprehensible made worse by the fact that he allowed his work to be published in the West He was then indicted on the grounds that he issues a veiled appeal to struggle against the Soviet government calls for a revival of the Uniate Church covertly presents the idea that the Ukrainian people are oppressed by the Soviet government and articulates a nationalist ideology as well as nostalgia for the past and for an independent state On 11 August 1972 he was arrested and on 15 November 1972 he was convicted for anti Soviet activities by a closed court and sentenced to six years in labour camps and three years in exile 5 He served out his sentences in the Perm political labour camps first at No 35 at Vsechsvyatskaya but he was then moved to No 36 in the village of Kutchino Perm Region While in prison he took part in the resistance movement He was involved with hunger strikes the writing of appeals and the writing of chronicles of the two camps After being released from prison in 1981 he worked in the Lviv Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR library 6 Personal life editHe was married to poet and fellow dissident the late Iryna Kalynets died 31 July 2012 aged 72 7 who also actively opposed the suppression of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and was a professor of Ukrainian language and literature at the Polytechnical Institute of Lviv She was sentenced to six years at hard labor when Honors edit1992 Shevchenko Prize 5 1997 Antonovych prize nbsp Member of the Order of Liberty 2009 6 Collections of Poetry editKupalo s Fire 1966 Poetry from Ukraine 1970 Summing up Silence 1971 The Crowning of a Scarecrow 1972 translated into German in 1975 The Awakened Muse 1991 References edit Cummins Walter Shifting Borders East European Poetries of the Eighties Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1993 ISBN 0 8386 3497 4 1 Danylo Struk The Summing up of Silence The Poetry of Ihor Kalynets Slavic Review Vol 38 No 1 Mar 1979 pp 17 29 Tetiana Oleksandrivna Tsepkalo Lunar Imagery and Traditional Mythology in I Kalynets Poetry Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities Vol VIII No 3 2016 pp 0975 2935 Case Studies on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms A World Survey published in 1976 2 ISBN 90 247 1779 5 a b Kobets Svitlana Fire of Kupala by Ihor Kalynets Censorship an International Encyclopedia London Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers 2001 3 4 a b Kalynets Ihor Myronovych Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Dissident Iryna Kalnets Dies After Long Illness Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain 2012 07 31 Retrieved 2012 08 02 External links editNotice of death of Iryna Kalynets in Ukrainian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ihor Kalynets amp oldid 1184162372, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
