Halyna Hrytskiv

Ukrainian public and cultural figure, poet, publicist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Halyna Demianivna Hrytskiv (Ukrainian: Галина Дем'янівна Грицьків, 14 March 1937, Węglówka, Podkarpackie Voivodeship — 17 November 2016, Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast[1]) was a Ukrainian public and cultural figure, poet, publicist, and Easter egg maker. Honorary citizen of Chortkiv (2015).

Born
Halyna Demianivna Hrytskiv

(1937-03-14)14 March 1937
Died17 November 2016(2016-11-17) (aged 79)
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Halyna Hrytskiv
Галина Грицьків
Born
Halyna Demianivna Hrytskiv

(1937-03-14)14 March 1937
Died17 November 2016(2016-11-17) (aged 79)
Alma materStanyslav Pedagogical Institute
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Biography

In 1945, she was deported from Lemkivshchyna to Yahilnytsia, Chortkiv Raion.[1]

She studied at the Yahilnytsia School (1954). She graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology of the Stanyslaviv Pedagogical Institute (1959). She worked as a teacher of socio-economic disciplines at the Chortkiv Medical School (1959—2011).[1]

Public activity

In Chortkiv, she was an active member of the public political organization People's Movement of Ukraine, deputy chairman of the Prosvita and Lemkivshchyna societies.[1][2]

She took an active part in the revival of the public life of the city and the UGCC during the period of Ukraine's independence. She was a freelance correspondent for the regional newspaper Holos Narodu.[1]

She was a member of the Chortkiv City Council and head of the social and cultural commission.[1]

Personal life

Her husband is a Ukrainian orthopedic traumatologist, public figure, and publicist Stefan Hrytskiv (1935—2022).[3] They have one son, Bohdan.[4]

Creative work

She wrote poems that were published in Raion and Oblast newspapers.[1]

Her pysankas were exhibited at exhibitions in Chortkiv, Buchach, Ternopil, and Lviv (since 1992). She held her own master classes in Easter egg making.[1]

Awards and honors

  • 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal (19 August 2016)[5]
  • Excellence in Education of Ukraine (2015)[1]
  • Honorary Citizen of Chortkiv (2015)[6]
  • Laureate of the contest "Person of the Year" in the field of culture and art (2013, Chortkiv)[1]

Honoring the memory

On 20 November 2017, a memorial plaque to Halyna Hrytskiv was unveiled in Chortkiv. The plaque was installed on the facade of the house at 84 Taras Shevchenko Street, where she lived.[7][8]

In 2019, a Chortkiv children's Easter egg painting competition was named after her.[9]

  • Віктор Карпович, Богдан Мельничук (2021-01-27). "Багатогранність таланту "людини з калиною"". Свобода. Retrieved 2023-08-28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  • "Результати конкурсу "З днем народження, Україно!"". Чортківська районна рада. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2023-08-28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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