Author: Orlivna, Halyna (Pseud. for Mnevska, Halyna)
Title: Pered Bramoiu (in Front of the Gate)
Description: Lviv-Kyiv, Vidavnytstvo "Rusalka, 1922. First edition; 7 x 4 3/4; pp. [1], 4-46, [2]; green wraps, designed and illustrated by Pavlo Kovzhun; light, uniform age-toning to text; leaves a bit brittle along edges, with a few small chips; small manuscript note and bookshop stamp to title page; overall in very good condition. Halyna Mnevska, writing under the pseudonym Halyna Orlivna (1895 - 1955) was a Ukrainian author, political activist, and wife of journalist and poet Klym Polishchuk (1891 - 1937). Having Tolstoy and his works as literary inspirations, Halyna went to his funeral and was known to have kept for years a handful of soil and a dried chrysanthemum from the grave of "The Giant." After marrying Polishchuk, the couple lived and worked in Western Ukraine, still under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, where Halyna wrote for several emigre journals and published two novels, the second being the current book. She was arrested for anti-Soviet activities in 1931 and spent 5 years in exile in Kazakhstan. Thhe creator of the cover art - Pavlo Kovzhun (1896 - 1939) - was a leading Ukrainian artist, Avant-garde graphic designer, illustrator, and co-organizer of the Association of Independent Ukrainian Artists. He was also a co-founder of the first organization of Ukrainian Futurists in Kiev and, later, served as a Leutenant in the UNRA. Very good .

Keywords: Ukraine, Avant-Garde


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