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Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky (1838-1918) is a classic of Ukrainian literature, an outstanding realist writer, ethnographer, folklorist, and teacher whose main themes are those of the clergy, intelligentsia, and the village.

The novel "Over the Black Sea" is about the struggle of the Ukrainian intelligentsia to expand the people's worldview, develop civic convictions, and grow national consciousness. The author depicts people of broad, progressive views who, through their humane educational activities, opened up the prospects of a new, free and intelligent existence for the people.