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It takes only two hours to drive from Chernihiv to Kyiv, and an hour — to the border with the Russian Federation, so the defense of the city in the full-scale war of 2022 was of strategic importance for the protection of the capital. "If we hadn’t held Chernihiv, we could have lost Kyiv", the mi...

There shouldn’t be this book at all. Because there shouldn’t have been this war at all. But on February 24, Ukraine woke up at dawn from the sounds of explosions, and a convoy of Russian militaryvehicles crashed our past life with their grousers. The war has become our new reality, and air alarms...

The new book Tomorrow by Oleksandr Krasovytskyy is a dazzling prediction of forthcoming and distant events that will inevitably overtake the “evil empire” of the Russian Federation because of its infernal acts. The characters of the three stories are so hyper-realistic and vivid that give you go...

Works by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) are full of almost mystical echoes with the present days. The author raises the issue of progress and its consequences, risk and responsibility, the meaning of human life ... A philosophical tale “The Little Prince” was the result of the...

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896–1940) — American writer, author of works about the generation of the «Jazz Age». «The Great Gatsby» novel depicts America in the 1920s. The main character is a man who created himself according to the recipes of American morality, rich, but very lonely. Френсіс...

Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a novel by the English writer David Herbert Lawrence (1885—1930). The classic love triangle is depicted in the work; and female sensuality and eroticism are intertwined with psychological nuances. The book is intended for readers who have reached the age of 18. «Коханец...

«Martin Eden» is a novel by the American writer Jack London (1876—1916). It is about a young sailor who falls in love with a girl from a wealthy family. The hero of the work is trying to become a writer in order to find his own place in life. The work is, in a sense, autobiographical. «Мартін Ід...

«The Valley of Fear» is a detective story by the English writer Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930). The last of the four Sherlock Holmes stories. The plot of the story is partially based on real events related to the activities of a secret society of Irish-born miners in the coal mines of Pennsylvani...

Yevhen Shyshatskyi is an editor and journalist. He was born and raised in Mariupol. Now he lives and works in Kyiv since 2014. On February 24, 2022, Yevhen’s world turned upside down, as it did in case of every Ukrainian. In Mariupol, his mother and friends, with whom he lost any contact, were li...

«Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts» — one of the most famous plays by George Bernard Shaw (1856—1950). The work is based on the Greek myth of the sculptor Pygmalion and his beautiful creation. This original and witty play, which touches on deep social issues, is relevant to this day. «Пігмаліон»...

«Cabbages and Kings» — a satirical novel by American writer O. Henry (1862—1910). The work was written on the basis of the revised collection of adventurous and humorous stories of the same name. The action of the novel takes place in Latin America, and its characters evoke sincere sympathy, beca...

«Pollyanna Grows Up» is a novel by the American writer Eleanor Porter (1868–1920), a sequel to the novel «Pollyanna». The girl Pollyanna turned into a charming lady and fell in love for the first time. As an adult, will Pollyanna continue the «joy game» her father taught her? «Полліанна доросліш...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the last and unfinished detective novel by Charles Dickens (1812—1870). The fate of the main character, who eventually goes missing, is the mystery of the work. Yet, the writer did not tell anyone what the ending should be... «Таємниця Едвіна Друда» — останній і нез...

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is а legendary «black novel» by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). Dr. Jekyll makes а sensational discovery, but he is forced to keep it а secret because the bearer of evil, whom he named Mr. Hyde, has become uncontrollable. «Химерна пригода з докторо...

To the Lighthouse is a modernist novel by Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), the plot of which being secondary to the philosophical reflections of the characters. It depicts two visits by the Ramsay family to their country house on the Isle of Skye in Scotland in 1910 and 1920. Among the man...

The collection The15 Great American Short Stories includes the works of the most prominent American writers. Works included are: Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Landor's Cottage by Edgar Allan Poe, as well as stories by Washington Irving, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Jack Lo...

Novel Notes is a book by Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) about how a group of friends who are recognizable characters from the famous duology Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel. This time, they gathered in a cozy living room, and decided to write the best ever novel in the world. On the...

The Land of Mist is a science fiction novel by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930) from the Professor Challenger series. Its plot revolves mainly around the professor’s daughter Enid and his old friend, the reporter Edward Malone, who happened to get in touch with the secret of the life beyond. Nevert...

The Poison Belt, a science fiction novel by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859—1930) from the Professor Challenger series, is a continuation of the novel The Lost World. Professor Challenger announces a new discovery: the Earth is threatened with an imminent disaster! Which actually happens: people are fal...

The Lost World is a science fiction novel by Arthur Conan doyle (1859—1930) about a dangerous but incredibly exciting British expedition to South America. A group of researchers are to face incredible events, find themselves at the edge of life and death, and even meet prehistoric creatures. It i...