Emily R. Zarevich is a writer from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. She works as a journalist and has been featured in reputable publications such as The Queen’s Quarterly, The Smithsonian, and Missing Perspectives, among others.
“Lesya Ukrainka” was a carefully considered pseudonym for a writer who left behind a legacy of poems, plays, essays and activism for the Ukrainian language.
The two-time Nobel winner helped preserve her native Polish language, and undertook her education, at a time when these acts were potentially treasonous.
