Olena Pchilka. I'll Share My Words With You (2026)

Today, Olha Drahomanova Kosach—better known as Olena Pchilka—is most often remembered as the mother of Lesya Ukrainka, one of Ukrainian literature’s most celebrated authors. Yet although her daughter’s fame long overshadowed her own, Pchilka’s lifetime work quietly helped shape Ukraine’s pursuit of cultural and linguistic autonomy in more ways than are often recognized. Her story reaches beyond one woman or even one family: