Stepan Rudansky
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Khomutyntsi, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
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 Stepan Rudansky | |
| Native name | Степан Руданський |
| Born | 6 January 1834 Khomutyntsi, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 3 May 1873 (aged 39) Yalta, Crimea |
| Occupation | poet, physician, ethnographer, translator |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Education | Saint-Petersburg Academy of Medicine |
| Period | 1859-1873 |
| Literary movement | Romanticism, Realism |
Stepan Rudansky (Ukrainian: Степан Руданський, Stepan Rudans'kyj, born 6 January 1834 - died 3 May 1873) was a Ukrainian poet. Influenced by folklore and Ukrainian authors from the previous generation, Rudansky's works transitioned from Romantic ballads to discussion of important social issues.
Son of a priest, Stepan Rudansky was born on 6 January 1834 in the village of Khomutyntsi in Podolia. He began writing poetry while studying at the theological seminary in Kamianets-Podilskyi. Rudansky's first publications saw the light in 1859 during his studies in Saint-Petersburg, where he befriended a group of Ukrainian writers working in the journal Osnova. After graduation in 1861 Rudansky spent the rest of his life working as a doctor, eventually settling in Yalta, Crimea.[1][2] Employed as the private medic of Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, he reportedly associated with his wife, Countess Elżbieta Branicka, who herself stemmed from Ukraine.[3] Stepan Rudansky died on 3 May 1873 of tuberculosis.[4][5]