Ivanna Blazhkevych

Ivanna Blazhkevych, maiden surname Borodievych, was born on 9 October 1886 in the village Denysiv, the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, now Ternopil region, Ukraine.

Blazhkevych’s brother Yevhen Borodievych fought in the Ukraine Sich Riflemen (USS) and Ukrainian Galician Army (UGA) Legion.

[4] For a long time, she worked as a teacher and educator of kindergartens in Galician villages and was active in community service among women and youth.

[5] The next day after her daughter Lyuba's funeral, Blazhkevych received a letter in Polish, in particular, with the words: "The death of your children is the beginning of our revenge."

In 1973 Halyna Didyk, an activist, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army lived in Blazhkevych’s house, from where she was evicted on the instructions of the KGB.

Until the last days of Blazhkevych’s life she worked in the literary field: she wrote memoirs about her meetings with famous writers of the past, new poems for children.

[7] Blazhkevych’s brother, Ostap Borodievych, was a Captain of the Ukrainian Galician Army (UGA), Veterinary Officer of the State Secretariat for Military Affairs.

Another brother, Eugene Borodievych, was also a Captain of the Ukrainian Galician Army (UGA), commander of the sapper company, writer, and translator.

She is the author of memoirs about Ivan Franko, Olha Kobylianska, Vasyl Stefanyk, Timothy Bordulyak, Osyp Vitoshynsky, Pavlo Dumka, Kornyl Ustiyanovych, Olena Kulchytska.