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The Aeneid is the first book published in the Ukrainian vernacular, the first three parts of which were published in 1798. It was published despite the ban on printing books in Ukrainian in 1720. The historical, literary monument of Ukrainian culture, which actually started the countdown of the Ukrainian literary language, undoubtedly deserves this edition! After all, the comprehension of the Aeneid as the beginning of a new Ukrainian literature has become a fact of cultural consciousness, while the poem itself has been and remains in the centre of readers', literary and cultural attention. It is also important that Kotliarevsky's Aeneid was the first printed work written in the "vernacular" language. In the pages of the poem, the author managed to convey a vivid ethnic colour, the life and way of life of the Ukrainian people, their customs, communication traditions, language, life details and peculiarities of world perception.