35 min
The not so socialist Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko Wandering the Edge
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Ivan Franko (1856-1916) is considered the third in Ukraine's literary pantheon. He was a poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, translator, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, ethnographer and staunch Ukrainian independentist. His work has been used by the Soviets to completely alter his historical influence but his ideas on socialism were never so simple. This episode looks into his life and times and examines his works and their influence - which are felt even today.
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Ivan Franko (1856-1916) is considered the third in Ukraine's literary pantheon. He was a poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, translator, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, ethnographer and staunch Ukrainian independentist. His work has been used by the Soviets to completely alter his historical influence but his ideas on socialism were never so simple. This episode looks into his life and times and examines his works and their influence - which are felt even today.
Facebook & Instagram: Wanderedgeukraine
For more episodes, sources and extras, please visit: wanderingtheedge.net
35 min