“It still works without glasses.” Publisher Ivan Malkovich shared unknown details of life of 95-year-old Lina Kostenko

Ivan Malkovich, who, on the eve of Lina Kostenko’s anniversary, presented in the cinema a reissue of the novel in the poems of Lina Berestechko with the illustrations of Vladislav Yerko, he said that a prominent poet plans to publish a new book of poetry in May. Also, according to him, Lina Kostenko already has several almost almost completed different genre books.

“On the desktop of Lina Kostenko – several almost complete different genre books. In fact, a book of her new poetry is ready – Lina Vasylivna promises to hand it in May … Lina Kostenko communicates with the world through the Internet. He still works without glasses – such roots, such genetics … ”, – he shared.

Also, the founder of the A-BA-BA-LA-LA-HA-HA-MA-GA Publishing House reported that the total novel of the note of the Ukrainian Samshad, which first released the world in 2010, made more than 240,000 copies.

“And the total circulation of the selected poems of Lina Kostenko 300 poetry – more than 260 thousand copies, which is an unprecedented phenomenon in modern European poetry, ”Malkovich pleased.

And also remembered the story of the early life of the poet:

“Almost 95 years ago, at the end of 1930, Dad Lina Kostenko came with an Enkavedist search. “Show where do you hide weapons?” One of them asked. Vasily Kostenko smiled and, as it turned out, prophetically nodded on the cradle, where little Lina slept: “Opam” …

Our greatest poets were born under the sign of fish-Shevchenko, Lesya Ukrainka, Lina Kostenko … For a long time in Ukraine the most read book was the Kiev-Pechersk Paterik, later-Shevchenko Kobzar, and now in the home libraries of many Ukrainians there is necessarily a book by Lina Kostenko. And the most intended contemporary Ukrainian writer is also it, “Malkovich wrote.

We will remind, the day before the daughter of Lina Kostenko Oksana Pakhlyovskaya told that she lives together with Lina Kostenko in Kiev since the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine. And her mom is happy that her book presentations are held even in her absence.

Welcoming Lina Kostenko on the 95th anniversary of Sergey Zhadan and Radio Charter posted a fragment of conversation with Lina Kostenko, recorded in November 2024. It will be published in the near future.