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Lina Kostenko , born on March 19, 1930, in Rzhyshchiv , is a Ukrainian poet, writer, and artist . She held citizenship in the Soviet Union and was educated at the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University and Maxim Gorky Literature Institute .
Kostenko's work comprises various genres, including poetry, verse, novels, and poems . She is also known by the pseudonym Lina Kostenko . A notable work by Kostenko is "Marusia Churai" (1979) .
Throughout her career, Kostenko has had numerous competitors in the Ukrainian literary scene, such as Taras Shevchenko, Maria Matios, Panteleimon Kulish, Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky, Yurii Andrukhovych, Ivan Kotlyarevsky, Oksana Zabuzhko, Gregory Skovoroda, Ivan Franko, Lesya Ukrainka, Hryhory Kvitka, and Panas Myrny .
