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Oksana ZabuzhkoUkrainian writer and poetess
Date of Birth: 19.09.1960
Country:  Ukraine |
Content:
- Education and Academic Career
- Literary Work
- Teaching and Research
- Political Affiliation
- Legal Controversy
Education and Academic Career
Oksana Zabuzhko received her philosophical degree (1982) and Ph.D. (1985) from Kyiv University. Her dissertation focused on "The Aesthetic Nature of Lyricism as a Direction in Art."
Literary Work
Zabuzhko established her literary career as a poet and writer. Her works have been widely acclaimed and translated into multiple languages.
Teaching and Research
After graduating, Zabuzhko became a professor of aesthetics at the Kyiv Conservatory. In 1989, she joined the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine as a senior researcher. From 1992 to 1994, she taught Ukrainian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University as a guest lecturer.
Political Affiliation
In 1987, Zabuzhko joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). However, she has since withdrawn her membership and is an active critic of the current government.
Legal Controversy
In 2014, Viktor Medvedchuk, leader of the "Ukrainian Choice" movement, successfully sued Zabuzhko for libel. He accused her of spreading false information about his alleged involvement in the dispersal of the Euromaidan protests in 2013.
