P. P. Kulish

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 romant…