Iryna Kalynets
Iryna Onufriyivna Kalynets (Ukrainian: Іри́на Ону́фріївна Калине́ць, 6 December 1940, Lviv – 31 July 2012, Lviv) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, activist and Soviet dissident during the 1970s.[1] Kalynets was the wife of another leading Soviet dissident, Ihor Kalynets.[1]
Iryna Onufriyivna Kalynets | |
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| Ірина Онуфріївна Калинець | |
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| Born | Iryna Onufriyivna Stasiv 6 December 1940 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 31 July 2012 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Citizenship |  Soviet Union (1940–1991) →  Ukraine (1991–2012) |
| Alma mater | Lviv University |
| Occupation | poetry |
| Movement | dissident movement in the Soviet Union |
| Spouse | Ihor Kalynets |
| Awards |  |
Biography
Kalynets graduated from Lviv University with a degree in philology and taught courses in Ukrainian literature and language.[1] She associated with the "shistedesyatnyky" or Sixtiers[1] and published a banned human rights journal, "Український Вісник."[1] She also publicly protested the detention of other dissidents, including Nina Strokata and Valentyn Moroz.[1] Kalynets and two other activists, Nadiya Svitlychna and Stefania Shabatura, were arrested for a writing on Soviet propaganda. She was sentenced to six years in prison and three years of internal exile within the Soviet Union.[1]
Kalynets was able to return to Lviv in 1981 following the completion of her sentence. A proponent of the Ukrainian independence movement, she soon joined Memorial and Rukh, a pair of civil rights organizations.[1]
Ukraine broke away from the Soviet Union in 1991. Kalynets was elected to the Verkhovna Rada as a deputy in Ukraine's first post independence parliament.[1] She continued to publish writings until her health deteriorated.
Iryna Kalynets died from a long illness on 31 July 2012, at the age of 71.[1][2]
References
- "Dissident Iryna Kalnets Dies After Long Illness". Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain. July 31, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- "Померла поетеса-дисидентка Ірина Калинець". RISU. July 31, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.