Article by: Christine Chraibi Born Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka in Novohrad-Volynsky, Zhytomyr Oblast in 1871, Lesia suffered immensely from her disease, travelling from spa resorts to sanatoriums in search of relief from the chronic pain caused by bone tuberculosis. Despite this debilitating disease, she continued writing and creating until her early death in Surami, Georgia on … Continue reading Lesia Ukrainka: Teen idol, beacon of erudition & fervent advocate of European integration