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The book depicts the life and work of individual personalities who played a significant role in the formation and development of Ukrainian thought, culture and art in the form of essays. Using colourful means of the artistic word, the author depicts many little-known facts from the lives of prominent Ukrainian artists, each of whom made his or her own outstanding contribution to the flourishing of Ukrainian and world culture. The book will be useful for both a narrow circle of specialists and the general readership. It will also be useful for writers, cultural critics and art historians, as well as for all those interested in studying the history of Ukraine through the lives and creative achievements of its prominent personalities.