Agafya ( Gapka ) Aleksandrovna Ishchenko [1] (after Andrievskaya’s husband; 1858 , Kharkiv province -?) - Ukrainian self-taught poetess, revolutionary.
| Agafya Ishchenko | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Agafya Alexandrovna Ishchenko |
| Date of Birth | 1858 |
| Place of Birth | Kharkov province |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | poetess |
Biography
She is a peasant by origin. She learned literacy from the uncle of a soldier, was engaged in all kinds of dirty work, and at leisure wrote “thoughts” that she sang in the evenings. [2] In 1873-1874 she worked as a seamstress in Odessa . With her mental and literary abilities, she attracted the attention of the famous Odessa philanthropist Count N.N. Tolstoy , who gave her work and generally cared for her. In the late 1870s, she took part in Odessa revolutionary circles. When the Count found out about the pupil's passion for socialist ideas and about connections with revolutionary circles, he drove the girl out.
Every summer, Hapka went to the village to collect ethnographic material, for propaganda and for impressions. An extraordinary talent was recognized for her, her poems were readily published in Galician literary magazines. Ishchenko had close relations with the revolutionary Ivan Kovalsky , she was even considered his bride. After the execution of Kowalski, Hapka was on the verge of madness. Rumor had it that she was preparing an attempt on the life of the gendarme colonel Knopp. She secretly stayed in Odessa for some time, while she was arrested on January 24, 1880 and was sentenced to exile in Eastern Siberia by order of the Odessa Governor General. [3] While in a Moscow transit prison on her way to Eastern Siberia, she wanted to give a confession and slandered about 200 people mainly from the "Old and Young Gromada" , Kiev and Odessa rebels. [4] [5]
On July 8, 1880, she was released, former comrades turned away from her, not forgiving the betrayal. After her release, she was engaged in literary activities. The hap remains alone, inspiration has left her. She committed suicide. [6]
Notes
- ↑ WOMEN - LITERATORS BORN UNTIL 1917
- ↑ Ischenko, Agafia // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Ishchenko Agafiya Aleksandrovna // Figures of the revolutionary movement in Russia : in 5 volumes / ed. F. Ya. Kona et al. - M .: All-Union Society of Political Prisoners and Exiled Settlers , 1927-1934.
- ↑ http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1498/books4564.png
- ↑ People's Will - Persons And
- ↑ Oleksandr Boldirєv. Odeska Bulk Archived July 22, 2013 on Wayback Machine