Panteleimon Kulish (1819–1897)
Born 1819 CE, died 1897 CE.
Panteleimon Oleksandrovych Kulish (Ukrainian: Пантелеймон Олександрович Куліш, Ukrainian pronunciation: [pɐnteɫei̯ˈmɔn oɫekˈsandroʋɪt͡ʃ kʊˈlʲiʃ]; 7 August 1819 – 14 February 1897) was a Ukrainian writer, critic, poet, folklorist, translator and author of historical works. A member of the Brotherhood of Saints Cyril and Methodius during his youth, after his arrest and exile for participating in the organization Kulish started to co-operate with Russian imperial authorities, abandoning his romantic views on Ukrainian history and supporting the incorporation of Ukraine by the Russian Empire, which caused a conflict between him and younger representatives of the Ukrainian national movement. A promoter of Ukraine's cultural development, Kulish also made an important contribution to the creation of modern Ukrainian orthography.
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