Ukrainian Literature. Famous Ukrainian Writers and Poets
Periods in Ukrainian literature Late Antiquity Middle Ages . Kievan Rus' Early Modern Period. Cossack Hetmanate Classicist Poetry and Prose The Ukrainian Romanticism The Ukrainian Realism The Western Ukrainian Populists And Radicals Ukrainian Modernist Writers Of The Late 19th And Early 20th century Vaplite, And The Ukrainian Cultural Renaissance Of The 1920s The Ukrainian Neoclassicists The 'Minor Renaissance' Of Ukrainian Literature In The 1940s The Artistic Ukrainian Movement “Writers Of The Sixties” Late Antiquity
There are no known literary works have left of this period except some legends and myths of the local folklore. The semi-legendary Book of Veles is probably the only written example of the ancient Slavic culture. It is believed that Book of Veles contained important historical chronicles such as the accounts of early Slavic rulers, laws of land, establishment of Kiev, and many other important historical facts. The legend of Kyi, Schek, and Khoryv is claimed to be found in the chronicles of that book as well as in the later works of the Kievan Rus' period, Primary Chronicle (Tale of Bygone Years ). The Book of Veles is believed was written sometime at the start of the Middle Ages, in the VIIth century. Although the chronicle itself was written in other than the modern Ukrainian language, it is filled with many of today's legends that are part of modern Ukrainian folklore and beliefs.