Ukraine: Literature

This guide provides an introduction to Ukraine and Ukrainian studies at KU, recommending resources about Ukrainian culture, geography, history, art, language, literature, politics, and more.

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Ukrainian Literature

Ukrainian literature, the body of writings in the Ukrainian language. The earliest writings of the Ukrainians, works produced in Kievan Rus from the 11th to the 13th century, were composed in Church Slavonic and are thus the common literary heritage of the Russians and Belarusians as well. After the Mongol invasion (13th century), Ukrainian literature was in decline until its revival in the 16th century. By the early 19th century the Ukrainian vernacular had become the primary vehicle of literary expression, and an era of prolific writing began.  READ MORE from Encylopedia Britannica...

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