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In the history of Ukrainian realistic literature, the works of Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky occupy a prominent place. It is known that the development of fiction and, in particular, the great epic genres of the story and novel is an important stage in the formation of the national art of the word. Entering the Ukrainian literary field, Nechuy-Levytsky brilliantly developed the content and form of the short story and gave the first examples of the realistic novel genre from modern life.

«Semen Paliy. Hero of the Ukrainian People is a short work dedicated to the historical figure Semen Paliy. Nechuy-Levytsky explores this figure as a historian and folklorist. It is interesting that the writer pays great attention to the array of folk songs about Ivan Mazepa and Semen Paliy, because, in his opinion, it is folk art that will shed light on some of the nuances of this story.