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The collection of short stories "Allegories" by Mikhail Blekhman shows what intertwined components make up the author's inner world, the entrance to which he offers us with his works. The title of the collection suggests that each of the stories included in it is a riddle that each reader will solve in their own way. Moreover, not only entire works, but even epigraphs or postscripts, which sometimes radically change our perception of the short story. The book by the outstanding humanist is filled with love for people, culture, literature, in particular, English and Ukrainian literature, and Ukraine. For Blechman, Ukraine is a unique country. No matter how many times it is destroyed, it rises from the ashes and amazes the world with its ability to revive. No matter how many times the statue from the story "Confession", inspired by the works of Lesya Ukrainka, is smashed, it will be rebuilt from the rubble.