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The work "On the Leathernecks" is an outstanding contribution of Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky to Ukrainian literature and drama. The drama was written specifically for the theatre, but the time for its recognition came a little later, when the author allowed the playwright Mykhailo Starytskyi to revise the play. On the basis of this work, Starytsky created a pearl of Ukrainian drama - the well-known satirical play "Chasing Two Hares". The drama depicts the life of the bourgeoisie, sharply criticises their views and ridicules their actions. The author defined the play as a bourgeois comedy. By the plot and the manner of writing, he fully justified himself as a master of entertaining and satirical literature.