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When the bagatorechny totalitarian squeeze does not quickly disappear, in the huddled cabinets of people's souls come to life long-standing backbones…

1941. One early day the residents of Toroschi see that there is no more Radian power – the Black Army has retreated and the town is left on its own with the world and war. Looting is rampant, some of them rush to loot warehouses and kramnitsi, others – to avenge the old criminals. Each of the three friends of his childhood – Yakiv, Pavlo and Lyubim finds in this brew his own way and his own recognition, and then s‘It becomes clear that they are not friends at all, and the mystery of the death of the girl-poet Paul and Lubim loved, which occurred eighteen years ago, ceases to be a mystery. 12 days in the life of a small Ukrainian town, black wakes of some and self-awareness of others, marni searches for mercy in the midst of unmerciful war and melancholy melody of the harmonium as a revival.

Oleksii Ganzenko is the winner of the first prize of the "Coronation of the Word"-2021 in the nomination "Novels"