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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 story "By Unequal Paths" covers the life and everyday life of the Ukrainian families of the Didychs, the impoverished Ukrainian gentry, and describes their family relationships. The author ridicules the Ukrainian "intelligentsia" who considered themselves masters and boasted of their wealth