After I researched these people I was most drawn to Lesya as there are so many different aspects to her that could be pursued.
- Aunt was arrested resisting the Russian Empire - Lesya wrote her first poem 'Hope' based on these experiences
- Ukrainian culture/language etc was banned under the Russian Empire but her mother brought her up speaking Ukrainian (Could speak many languages)
- Had her book published in Ukrainian by having it published in Kiev and smuggled in
- Her and her brother started a literary circle to keep Ukrainian culture and literature alive
- Marxist - translated the communist manifesto into Ukrainian
- Known for being a political and womens rights activist
- Travelled a lot for treatment of her tuberculosis of the bone
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