Oleksandr Konysky
Oleksandr Yakovych Konysky was a Ukrainian interpreter, writer, lexicographer, pedagogue, poet, and civil activist of liberal direction. He had several pen names . Returnfreedom , F. Gorovenko, V. Burkun, Perebendia, . Khutorianyn, and others . He also was a professional lawyer and also is known as the author of the text of the Ukrainian spiritual anthem Prayer for Ukraine.
Konysky was born in the village Perekhodivka . He was of the old Chernihiv principality heritage that had over 400 years. The future writer grew up in the city of Nizhyn, about which he worded as such Nizhyn is a small city. At the same time it was the center of enlightenment of the Chernihiv lands and the north of the Poltava lands. Here was located the Bezborodko Lyceum. Beside that Nizhyn had a glorious historic past and especially in trade therefore among its people were plenty of distinguished one.
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