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A Quietly Chosen Name Defied the Soviet State

A Quietly Chosen Name Defied the Soviet State

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A scholar's quiet act of naming himself Ukrainian becomes a defiant stand against the Soviet state's attempts to erase his identity.

A Quietly Chosen Name Defied the Soviet State

This episode explores the life of Mykhailo Drai-Khmara, a Ukrainian scholar and poet, whose personal choices and academic pursuits put him at odds with the Soviet state. It delves into the discrepancies surrounding his death and the deliberate obscuring of his legacy.

Person: Mykhailo Drai-Khmara
Born: October 10, 1889
Birthplace: Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine
Languages: 19
Literary Group: Ukrainian Neoclassicists

- Mykhailo Drai-Khmara's family had Cossack roots, with his father being a wealthy peasant and judicial counsellor in Mali Kanivtsi.
- He pursued an extensive education, attending institutions like the Pavlo Galagan Collegium and Kyiv University, followed by postgraduate study abroad.
- During his student years, he quietly added "Khmara" (Ukrainian for cloud) to his surname "Drai," a subtle assertion of Ukrainian identity.
- He became a prominent figure in Ukrainian academia, heading the Slavic studies department at the Institute of Linguistics and collaborating on the development of Ukrainian as a scientific language.
- Drai-Khmara published one poetry collection, "Sprout," in 1926, and was in the process of translating Dante's "The Divine Comedy" when he was arrested.

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