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"The Colourful Dream" is one of the most metaphorically rich works by Hryhoriy Kosynka, and only Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky's "Intermezzo" can be compared to it in Ukrainian literature. The inner space of this short story is built on the borderline of dream and reality. There is no external motivation for any of the events. For example, it is not entirely clear why Olenka is arrested, although internally this event is perceived as quite logical. Olenka loses the main meaning of her life - Andriy - and sadness envelops her soul, so the arrest does not make her grief deeper. It only emphasises it. The world in dreams remains harmonious and pure, while real life is filled with suffering, pain, and injustice. It is unclear whether life is real or a dream, whether it is something that happened in the past or in the present. There is no clear answer, as there is no clear line between these two forms of existence in the novel."
Hryhorii Kosynka dedicated his work "The Colourful Dream" to M. K. Zankovetska. He said: "The story begins with the words of a wedding song that I heard that evening from Maria Konstantynivna: "Oh, you will sleep well, my mother". ' And I named the characters of my work Andriy and Olenka in memory of one of Maria Zankovetska's favourite plays."

The performer: Oleksandr Koval
Duration: 12 minutes 01 seconds