Solomea Pavlychko

[Robert De Lossa]

It is with great sadness that we have just learned here that Solomea
Pavlychko died on New Year's eve in an accident in her home. She was 41.
Many of us here worked with her in the varied areas in which she was a
vital force in Kyiv and beyond--Ukrainian literature, women's studies,
cultural studies. Besides being a leading intellectual force and author in
Ukraine, she also was an energetic and savvy entrepreneur (having
co-founded Osnovy, one of the few flourishing specialty presses in
Ukraine), had a decisively international and cosmopolitan outlook that
nonetheless was rooted in her country and its culture, and was a wonderful
person to be around. It was inspiring to work with her and engage her
intellect and vision. All of us will miss her tremendously.

Condolences can be faxed to the Institute of Literature at the Academy of
Sciences in Kyiv at 011-380-44-228-52-81.

Vichna ii pamiat'!

Rob De Lossa

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Robert De Lossa
Director of Publications
Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University
1583 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-8768; fax. 617-495-8097
reply to: rdelossa at fas.harvard.edu
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