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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 contemporary life.

The overarching motif of most of Nechuy-Levytsky's works with a distinctly travelling theme is love of nature. This also applies to the essay "Shevchenko's Grave", published in the almanac "Luna" in 1881. The work was written under fresh impressions from a trip to Kaniv, the grave of Taras Shevchenko.