TODAY MYKHAILO DRAI-KHMARA WOULD BE 125 YEARS OLD.*

Today, the 125th birth anniversary of the famous Ukrainian poet, literary critic, scholar, philologist, translator Mykhailo Drai-Khmara was marked in Ukraine. On October 10th, 2014 a memorial plaque by the famous sculptor Raczkowski will be mounted on the wall of the house in Sadova street in Kyiv, where M. Drai-Khmara had lived before he was arrested. In addition, this day there will be a recital dedicated to M. Drai-Khmara at Shevchenko National University in Kyiv, where the poet studied in his time. In the FCG study №26, named after the poet, a number of festive events will be held this day.

Let us remind you that the gymnasia held an annual student conference dedicated to M. Dry-Khmara’s creative work last spring.