Olha Petliura, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Olha Petliura

pedagogue and political activist (1885-1959)

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1885

Place of Birth: Prilukskij County, Poltava Governorate

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1959

Profession: pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Olha Opanasivna Petliura (née: Bilska; December 23, 1885 - November 23, 1959) was a spouse of Ukrainian political leader Symon Petliura.
She graduated from the Higher Courses for Women, Kyiv. In 1908, while she was in Kyiv, she met Symon Petliura.
In 1910 they married and the couple took an active part in the life of the Ukrainian diaspora in Moscow, arranging concerts and literary evenings. In 1911 they born a daughter, Ukrainian poet Lesya Petliura. In 1924 Petliura's family changed his place of residence, settling down in Paris.
Olha earned embroidery in order to ensure a decent living for her family. On May 25, 1926, Symon Petliura was shot dead by a SPD agent Sholom Schwartzbard .
This greatly affected Olga health: she fell ill and began to lose her hearing.
In addition, her daughter fell ill and continued to live with this illness until 1941, after which she died at the age of under 30 years.
Subsequently her remains were transferred to the cemetery of Montparnasse and buried in the neighborhood with the grave of his father Symon Petliura. Olga Petliura died November 23, 1959.
Buried in a family grave at the Montparnasse cemetery near her husband and daughter.