Halyna Hrytskiv

Halyna Demianivna Hrytskiv (Ukrainian: Галина Дем'янівна Грицьків, 14 March 1937, Węglówka, Podkarpackie Voivodeship — 17 November 2016, Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast^[2]) was a Ukrainian public and cultural figure, poet, publicist, and Easter egg maker. Honorary citizen of Chortkiv (2015).

Halyna Hrytskiv
Галина Грицьків
Born	Halyna Demianivna Hrytskiv (1937-03-14)14 March 1937 Węglówka, Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Died	17 November 2016(2016-11-17) (aged 79) Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast
Nationality	Lemkos[1]
Alma mater	Stanyslav Pedagogical Institute

Biography

In 1945, she was deported from Lemkivshchyna to Yahilnytsia, Chortkiv Raion.^[2]

She studied at the Yahilnytsia School (1954). She graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology of the Stanyslaviv Pedagogical Institute (1959). She worked as a teacher of socio-economic disciplines at the Chortkiv Medical School (1959—2011).^[2]

Public activity

In Chortkiv, she was an active member of the public political organization People's Movement of Ukraine, deputy chairman of the Prosvita and Lemkivshchyna societies.^[2][3]

She took an active part in the revival of the public life of the city and the UGCC during the period of Ukraine's independence. She was a freelance correspondent for the regional newspaper Holos Narodu.^[2]

She was a member of the Chortkiv City Council and head of the social and cultural commission.^[2]

Personal life

Her husband is a Ukrainian orthopedic traumatologist, public figure, and publicist Stefan Hrytskiv (1935—2022).^[1] They have one son, Bohdan.^[4]

Creative work

She wrote poems that were published in Raion and Oblast newspapers.^[2]

Her pysankas were exhibited at exhibitions in Chortkiv, Buchach, Ternopil, and Lviv (since 1992). She held her own master classes in Easter egg making.^[2]

Awards and honors

• 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal (19 August 2016)^[5]
• Excellence in Education of Ukraine (2015)^[2]
• Honorary Citizen of Chortkiv (2015)^[6]
• Laureate of the contest "Person of the Year" in the field of culture and art (2013, Chortkiv)^[2]

Honoring the memory

On 20 November 2017, a memorial plaque to Halyna Hrytskiv was unveiled in Chortkiv. The plaque was installed on the facade of the house at 84 Taras Shevchenko Street, where she lived.^[7][8]

In 2019, a Chortkiv children's Easter egg painting competition was named after her.^[9]

External links

• Віктор Карпович, Богдан Мельничук (2021-01-27). "Багатогранність таланту "людини з калиною"". Свобода. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
• "Результати конкурсу "З днем народження, Україно!"". Чортківська районна рада. 2016-08-29. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-28.