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It is known that in early 1911 Lesya Ukrainka went to Egypt for treatment. In Batumi, she boarded a small Italian steamer that sailed across the Black Sea along the Anatolian coast to Istanbul for almost a week.

It was on the ship that Lesya Ukrainka wrote six poems that were included in the cycle “From a Travel Book”.

All the poems are more or less inspired by direct impressions of contemplation of the sea element; it is no coincidence that the author dated the entire cycle: 15–21. I 1911. The Black Sea near Anatolia.