Vera Lysenko
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Vera Lesik (1910-1975) was a Canadian writer on the loss of Ukrainian heritage.
Born in Winnipeg to Ukrainian Baptist parents, she graduated B.A. from University of Manitoba in 1929.[1]
Written under the pseudonym Vera Lysenko, her Men in Sheepskin Coats; a Study In Assimilation (1947) was a controversial study of the gradual loss of the native Ukrainian heritage, a theme continued in her novel Yellow Boots (1954).[2]
See also
Archives
There is a Vera Lysenko fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[3] The archival reference number is R5614.
References
- ^ Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by J. M. Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
- ^ Studies in Canadian Literature 1980- Volumes 5-6 - Page 256 -"Vera Lysenko, whose Men in Sheepskin Coats; a study in assimilation (1947) was a controversial study of the gradual loss of the native Ukrainian heritage,28 published a novel, Yellow Boots, to further illustrate the threat.".
- ^ "Vera Lysenko fonds description at Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved November 24, 2022.
External links
- Memorable Manitobans: Vera Lysenko, "further reading" added, 2019
- at encyclopedia.com, 2019
- Alexandra Kruchka Glynn, Reintroducing Vera Lysenko, Journal of Ukrainian studies, 15, 1, Summer 1990, University of Alberta, p 53 - 70
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