Gregory Skovoroda, also Hryhoriy Skovoroda, or Grigory Skovoroda was a philosopher of Ukrainian Cossack origin who lived and worked in the Russian Empire. He was also a poet, teacher and composer of liturgical music.
His museum has been destroyed by Russian missile on May 6, 2022. But his legacy will stay.
“Give thanks to God, who made necessary things simple, and complicated things unnecessary.”
“Everything will be difficult, if there’s no dream.”
*Yeah, he channeled ancient Greeks, especially stoics a lot through his own kind of semi-buddhist Christianity.
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