The rejection of communist ideology by freedom-loving Ukrainian peasants, forced prodrugs and looting by Red Army prodrug units caused a massive peasant uprising that spread across Zinkiv, Hadiach and Myrhorod districts of Poltava region.

The historical novel With Ukraine in the Heart, with a Sabre in the Hand tells the story of one of the numerous anti-Bolshevik peasant uprisings of 1920 and 1921 that broke out in Poltava region. The young ataman Leontiy Khrystovyi was at the head of this uprising.

The uncompromising struggle, the joy of victories and the bitterness of defeats, the union with Nestor Makhno and loyalty to the idea of Ukrainian statehood have shrouded the figure of Leontiy Khrystovyi in numerous legends and legends.

A national avenger, a hero who defended his native land, language, faith, the right to a free life - this is how, despite Soviet propaganda, Leonty Khrystovyi remained in the people's memory.