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Hryhorii Kosynka can be called one of the most original artists of lyrical and impressionistic prose of the early twentieth century. His work organically intertwined impressionistic, realistic, and expressionistic stylistic trends. Hryhoriy Kosynka's talent developed most vividly in the short story genre.
The short story "For the Golden Gods" depicts the struggle for peasant freedom. The first part depicts a fierce battle between Ukrainian peasants and the White Guards. It is characterised by a kaleidoscopic depiction of events, a dynamic picture of the battle. The second part depicts the black ruin that has been left instead of a flourishing village. The image of a mother singing in an inhuman voice on the fire is the embodiment of Ukraine. In the short story "To the Golden Gods", death comes in the battle for the class idea, and the defenders of their land, those small plots of it sprinkled with peasant sweat and tears, fall in ripe bread. "The wheat stands chaffed, asking for a sickle, and they water it with blood..." And above the ashes, above the stinking smoke, the wails of mothers mourning their dead sons, who would have raised bread and children instead of fighting, rise.

Producer: Artem Okorokov
Duration: 6 minutes 28 seconds