Iryna Vilde – 20th-century Ukrainian writer, author of “Butterflies on Pins” and the epic “The Richynsky Sisters.” A Shevchenko Prize laureate, she explored women’s fate, the intelligentsia, and moral dilemmas in turbulent times. Her prose blends psychology, lyricism, and social critique.
📖 Real name – Daryna Makohon; chose the pen name “Iryna Vilde.” 🌍 Born in Chernivtsi, later lived and wrote in Lviv. 🖋 Her epic “The Richynsky Sisters” earned the Shevchenko Prize. 🏛 Active in Galicia’s literary circles of the 1930s. 🚫 Soviet editors often toned down her national themes. 😮 Odd fact: served as a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR. 😂 Funny: loved fancy hats and joked she couldn’t imagine a plot without wearing one.