Yevhen Kharlampiyovych Chykalenko (Ukrainian: Євге́н Харла́мпійович Чикале́нко; born 21 December 1861 in Pereschory, Kherson Governorate; died 20 June 1929 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a Ukrainian public figure, philanthropist, landowner, publisher and patron of the arts. He was one of the initiators of the convocation of the Central Rada in 1917.[1] He played an important role in the Ukrainian national revival in the early 20th century by co-funding the only Ukrainian-language newspapers in the Russian Empire.[2]
Yevhen Kharlampiyovych Chykalenko | |
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 Chykalenko in 1897 | |
| Born | 21 December 1861 Pereschory, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine) |
| Died | 20 June 1929 (aged 67) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation(s) | Public figure, philanthropist, landowner, publisher, patron of the arts |
| Known for | Initiator of the convocation of the Central Rada, Ukrainian national revival |
He was a patron of various causes: Umanets-Komarov's Russian-Ukrainian Dictionary (Lviv, 1893–1898) was published with his money; he helped the Kyivska Staryna magazine by giving an award (1,000 rubles) for the best written history of Ukraine and paying royalties for Ukrainian works of literature published in Kyivska Staryna; he organized the Mordovets Foundation at the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Lviv to help Ukrainian writers. Mordovets fund to help Ukrainian writers, financed the Revolutionary Ukrainian Party's weekly "Selyanyn" in Lviv, and became the main founder of the "Academic House" in Lviv (2,5000 rubles), encouraging young people from the Naddniprians to go to Lviv for studies.
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Pushkin Street in Kyiv was renamed Yevhen Chykalenko Street in his honor.[3]
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References edit
- ^ Shapoval, Yuriy (28 June 2022). "Authentic Stories: A Pocket, Ukraine, and Yevhen Chykalenko". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Chykalenko, Yevhen". encyclopediaofukraine.com. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Ash, Timothy Garton (19 August 2023). "Putin, Pushkin and the decline of the Russian empire". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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