Vasyl Semenovych Stefanyk (Ukrainian: Васи́ль Семе́нович Стефа́ник; May 14, 1871 – December 7, 1936) was an influential Ukrainianmodernistwriter and political activist. He was a member of the Austrian parliament from 1908 to 1918.
Vasyl Stefanyk was born on May 14, 1871 in the village of Rusiv in the family of a well-to-do peasant. He was born in the historical region of Pokuttia, then part of Austria-Hungary. Today it is part of Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. He died on December 7, 1936 in the same village, Rusiv, at that time the part of Poland.
His primary education Stefanyk was at the Sniatyn City school. He later studied at Polish gymnasia in Kolomyia and Drohobych. He was expelled from the Kolomea gymnasium for the participation in a revolutionary group. He eventually graduated from the Drohobych gymnasium, and enrolled in the University of Kraków in 1892.
In culture
Stefanyk's "Blue Book" was republished in Ukraine in 1966 under the title "The Maple Leaves" in an edition lavishly illustrated by Mykhaylo Turovsky.
Three stories from the "Blue Book" were the basis of the classic Ukrainian 1968 film "The Stone Cross" by Leonid Osyka.
Abroad
Stefanyk was deeply concerned with the destiny of Ukrainian immigrants to Canada and often mentioned them in his many writings. One of his stories, The Stone Cross (Kaminnyi Khrest), (later made into a movie) is a stirring account of an immigrant's departure from Stefanyk's native village, Rusiv. The man upon whom it is based died in 1911, in Hilliard, Alberta.
Works by Vasyl Stefanyk at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Vasyl Stefanyk ″The Stone Cross″ Translated from the Ukrainian by Joseph Wiznuk in collaboration with С. H. Andrusyshen
January 10, 2023
vasyl, stefanyk, vasyl, semenovych, stefanyk, ukrainian, Васи, ль, Семе, нович, Стефа, ник, 1871, december, 1936, influential, ukrainian, modernist, writer, political, activist, member, austrian, parliament, from, 1908, 1918, Василь, Стефаникportrait, 1896born. Vasyl Semenovych Stefanyk Ukrainian Vasi l Seme novich Stefa nik May 14 1871 December 7 1936 was an influential Ukrainian modernist writer and political activist He was a member of the Austrian parliament from 1908 to 1918 Vasyl StefanykVasil StefanikPortrait of Vasyl Stefanyk 1896BornVasyl Semenovych Stefanyk 1871 05 14 May 14 1871Rusiv Galicia Austro HungaryDiedDecember 7 1936 1936 12 07 aged 65 Rusiv Stanislawow Province PolandOccupationprose writer and political activistLanguageUkrainian Polish GermanNationalityAustro Hungarian Empire PolandAlma materKrakow UniversityPeriodYoung PolandGenreExpressionismNotable worksStone Cross 1900 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early years 2 In culture 3 Abroad 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBiography Edit Monument to Vasyl Stefanyk in Lviv Stefanyk portrayed on a Ukrainian stamp of 1996 Early years Edit Vasyl Stefanyk was born on May 14 1871 in the village of Rusiv in the family of a well to do peasant He was born in the historical region of Pokuttia then part of Austria Hungary Today it is part of Kolomyia Raion Ivano Frankivsk Oblast He died on December 7 1936 in the same village Rusiv at that time the part of Poland His primary education Stefanyk was at the Sniatyn City school He later studied at Polish gymnasia in Kolomyia and Drohobych He was expelled from the Kolomea gymnasium for the participation in a revolutionary group He eventually graduated from the Drohobych gymnasium and enrolled in the University of Krakow in 1892 In culture EditStefanyk s Blue Book was republished in Ukraine in 1966 under the title The Maple Leaves in an edition lavishly illustrated by Mykhaylo Turovsky Three stories from the Blue Book were the basis of the classic Ukrainian 1968 film The Stone Cross by Leonid Osyka Abroad EditStefanyk was deeply concerned with the destiny of Ukrainian immigrants to Canada and often mentioned them in his many writings One of his stories The Stone Cross Kaminnyi Khrest later made into a movie is a stirring account of an immigrant s departure from Stefanyk s native village Rusiv The man upon whom it is based died in 1911 in Hilliard Alberta The monument that was erected to commemorate Vasyl Stefanyk is located at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village east of Edmonton Alberta That is a statue that was a gift from Ukraine to the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians The statue was sculpted by W Skolozdra in 1971 to mark the 100th anniversary of Vasyl Stefanyk Bibliography EditLepky Bohdan Vasyl Stefanyk Literaturna kharakterystyka Lviv 1903 Hrytsai Ostap Vasyl Stefanyk Sproba krytychnoi kharakterystyky Vienna 1921 Kryzhanivs kyi S Vasyl Stefanyk Krytyko biohrafichnyi narys Kiev 1946 Kostashchuk V Volodar dum selians kykh Lviv 1959 Kushch O Vasyl Stefanyk Bibliohrafichnyi pokazhchyk Kiev 1961 Kobzei T Velykyi riz bar ukrains kykh selians kykh dush Toronto 1966 Lesyn V Vasyl Stefanyk maister novely Kiev 1970 Lutsiv L Vasyl Stefanyk spivets ukrains koi zemli New York Jersey City 1971 Struk Danylo A Study of Vasyl Stefanyk The Pain at the Heart of Existence Littleton Colo 1973 Wisniewska E Wasyl Stefanyk w obliczu Mlodej Polski Wroclaw 1986 Chernenko Oleksandra Ekspresionizm u tvorchosti Vasylia Stefanyka New York 1989 Hnidan O Vasyl Stefanyk Zhyttia i tvorchist Kiev 1991 Mokry Wlodzimierz Ukraina Wasyla Stefanyka Cracow 2001 Struk Danylo The Encyclopedia of Ukraine vol 5 1993 External links EditInternet Encyclopedia of Ukraine Vasyl Stefanyk Eye on Culture with Tania Stech Kontakt TV Vasyl Stefanyk Works by or about Vasyl Stefanyk at Internet Archive Works by Vasyl Stefanyk at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Vasyl Stefanyk The Stone Cross Translated from the Ukrainian by Joseph Wiznuk in collaboration with S H Andrusyshen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vasyl Stefanyk amp oldid 1129620733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
