Under no circumstances will a person become a monster except voluntarily. The example of a boy whose life is seemingly crippled by the external circumstances will prove that kindness and sympathy are much more natural for people then hatred and evil.
Under no circumstances will a person become a monster except voluntarily. The example of a boy whose life is seemingly crippled by the external circumstances will prove that kindness and sympathy are much more natural for people then hatred and evil.
2020-08-24
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Kharkiv, the 1930s. The heyday of Ukrainian art. Ambitious young poet Vladimir Akimov happily settles in at the new luxury "Slovo" House built specifically for artists. He comes from the provinces and works as a proof-reader in a printing press, and has never even dreamed of living under one roof with prominent Ukrainian writers and artists. He thinks his own poetry is genius, but nobody takes his literary efforts seriously, not to mention the occasional chuckles over his epigone poems. But fate smiles at him. The head of the political intelligence agency suggests that he become the author of a play written earlier. Akimov agrees, signing a non- disclosure note. The poet has no idea what price he will pay for this success. “‘Slovo’ House” is a story about a generation of Ukrainian artists persecuted by the totalitarian system, unfolding against the backdrop of one of the largest genocides of the 20th century: the Holodomor, which caused the death of almost 7 million people.
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