Pavlo Dumka

Pavlo Dumka was a Ukrainian poet, publicist, public figure. Founding member of the Ukrainian [Radical Party], ambassador to the Galician Sejm, member of the Ukrainian [National Council] of the ZUNR.

Biography

Pavlo Dumka was born on 21 March 1854, in Kupchyntsi, now in the Ternopil Raion of the Ternopil Oblast.
Studied at a carving school in Lviv. In 1874, he organized the Prosvita reading room in his native village.
Died on 19 November 1918 in Drahomanivka, now Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast.

Works

In 1885 he made his debut as a poet. Dumka also contributed to the press on social and national-patriotic topics. Friended with Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Pavlyk, Vasyl Stefanyk, and Les Martovych.
Posthumously, Dumka's collections of poetry "Vesnianka" and journalism and poetry "Molytva rilnyka" were published.