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Signed postcard of Ukrainian poet Oleksandr Oles from 1920. An important representative of Ukrainian modernism and national revival, whose lyrics were characterized by melodic delicacy, emotional depth and patriotic ethos. During the period of exile after 1919, he worked in Czechoslovakia, where he actively participated in the cultural life of the Ukrainian emigration. A postcard from this period bears not only his signature, but also an echo of difficult times when poetry served as a voice of national memory and hope. Handwritten and signed postcard of the prominent Ukrainian poet Oleksandr Oles, who was one of the leading representatives of modern Ukrainian poetry and was a close friend of Czech literati, including Otokar Březina and others.The postcard is addressed to Mr. Ivan Sokalský in Prague-Spořilov. It contains a handwritten text in Ukrainian and is provided with a Czechoslovak stamp with a portrait of T. G. Masaryk.
Oleksandr Oles, who lived in exile after 1920, strongly advocated the development of Ukrainian literature and was an important voice of Ukrainian emigration. His relationship with the Czech environment and its intellectual elite was deep and friendly, which is also evidenced by this correspondence.
A rare historical document with the authentic handwriting of an important figure in Ukrainian culture.
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