Halyna Hrytskiv
Halyna Hrytskiv | |
|---|---|
| Галина Грицьків | |
| Born | Halyna Demianivna Hrytskiv 14 March 1937 |
| Died | 17 November 2016 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | Stanyslav Pedagogical Institute |
Halyna Demianivna Hrytskiv (Ukrainian: Галина Дем'янівна Грицьків, 14 March 1937, Węglówka, Podkarpackie Voivodeship — 17 November 2016, Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast[2]) was a Ukrainian public and cultural figure, poet, publicist, and Easter egg maker. Honorary citizen of Chortkiv (2015).
Biography
[edit | edit source]In 1945, she was deported from Lemkivshchyna to Yahilnytsia, Chortkiv Raion.[2]
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).[2]
Public activity
[edit | edit source]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.[2][3]
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.[2]
She was a member of the Chortkiv City Council and head of the social and cultural commission.[2]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Her husband is a Ukrainian orthopedic traumatologist, public figure, and publicist Stefan Hrytskiv (1935—2022).[1] They have one son, Bohdan.[4]
Creative work
[edit | edit source]She wrote poems that were published in Raion and Oblast newspapers.[2]
Her pysankas were exhibited at exhibitions in Chortkiv, Buchach, Ternopil, and Lviv (since 1992). She held her own master classes in Easter egg making.[2]
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]- 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal (19 August 2016)[5]
- Excellence in Education of Ukraine (2015)[2]
- Honorary Citizen of Chortkiv (2015)[6]
- Laureate of the contest "Person of the Year" in the field of culture and art (2013, Chortkiv)[2]
Honoring the memory
[edit | edit source]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]
External links
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References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Оксана Остапкевич. Чортків у постатях. Галина Грицьків, У круговерті часу (Сторінками історії Чорткова (1918—1991 рр.). Книга третя, П. С. Федоришин, Тернопіль : Підручники і посібники, 2022, s. 457, ISBN 978-966-07-4050-1.
- ^ Анна Блаженко. "У любові крилонька орлині...", Вільне життя плюс, 02.12.2016, № 95, s. 1, (Обереги роду).
- ^ Христина Яремчук. Життя її — у віршах, Голос народу, 28.10.2011, № 44, s. 4, (Творчий вечір).
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 19 August 2016 year № 336/2016 "Про нагородження відзнакою Президента України — ювілейною медаллю "25 років незалежності України"" (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decision of the Chortkiv City Council from 16 June 2015 year № 132 Про присвоєння звання "Почесний громадянин міста Чорткова"
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