Michael Kotsyubynsky was born in the Vinnytsia. His father was an ordinary civil servant, industrious, but recalcitrant to injustice. He frequently changed jobs because of temper, quarrel with the management. Kotsyubinsky’s mother loved him, invested all her soul in his education.
Later the family moved to live to the village, later to the city of Bar. Here, in 1875, Michael went to primary school. Later, Michael studied at a religious school in Shargorod. He was only 12 when he fell in love with 16-year-old girl. Then, to attract her attention, Kotsyubinsky decided to become a "great man" and with a tenfold force attacked the book. His favorite writers were Taras Shevchenko and Marko Vovchok, they inspired Kotsyubinsky to become awriter. His talent was immediately noticed by the teachers - they said: "We have our own writer." And then no one imagined what level will this great writer gain.
After the seminary, Michael wanted to enter the university, but the dream did not come true. The family was in material need: father frequently changed jobs, mother lost sight, Michael himself was forced to give private lessons to support the family.
But Kotsyubynsky continued to study, and through self-education he passed the national exam at a real school teacher in Vinnytsia. Through commitment to ideas of independence, Kotsyubinsky was registered by the gendarmes. There were a few searches In his apartment, after which Michael came under temporary supervision.
Later Kotsyubynsky went to Lopatyntsi village where he worked as a tutor for kids of the accountant of sugar refineries. There he studied peasant life, whose image later was widely shown in his work.
The first work of Michael "Andrew Soloviyko or Vcheniye light and darkness nevcheniye" critics did not approve. But the poem "Our cottage", published in Lviv children's magazine "Ring" in 1890, became the starting point of a successful career of Kotsiubynsky. Michael met in Lviv with Ivan Franko, agreed to publish editions of works. Then came stories about children "Scrub", "Tree", "Little sinner," "P'yatyzlotnyk" story "On Faith", parables and many other skilled works.
Over time Kotsyubynsky came to Chernihiv. There he met the love of his life - a year older librarian Vira Deysha. One of Michael's friends invited him to "Ukrainian group", there also was Vira. Interesting girl with no less interesting story: the daughter of impoverished nobles, who spent six months in the Warsaw prison for belonging to the left youth organization. After the departure of the writer, he counted the days until another meeting. The couple got married, bought a house in Chernigov, where later moved Michael’s mother and one of the sisters. Instead he was forced to work in other cities. And in Chernihiv, meanwhile, was born his first son - Yurasyk. Because Michael wanted to live at home badly, he even survived neurasthenia. But time passed and he finally got a place in Chernihiv zemstvo.
Michael had four children: Yuri, Oksana, Irina and Roman. Father was a good example for kids, extremely talented and intelligent, he knew nine foreign languages, including Greek, Crimean Tatar and Gypsy.
In 1911 "Friend of Ukrainian science and art" appointed Kotsiubynskyi lifetime stipend of 2,000 rubles a year so he could retire from the service and surrender artistic work. But he was ill: got asthma and tuberculosis. In order to recover, Kotsyubynsky traveled to the island of Capri. There he met Maxim Gorky, even in lived at his place and wrote there his famous works "The horses are not to blame" and "Present at the birthday party."
Wonderful writer died in the spring of 1913. He was buried on the mountain Boldin in Chernihiv on the right bank of the Desna.
Friends! Michael Kotsyubynsky is really great Ukrainian writer. I think everybody knows and sincerely loves some of his immortal works, or "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors», «Intermezzo», «Fata Morgana» or any other. So, remember and honor this talented author!
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