At a High Cost

One of the best historical adventure books of Ukrainian classic literature. THEY JUST WANTED TO BE FREE. BUT FREEDOM IS GIVEN AT A HIGH COST! Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky’s novella “At a High Cost” (1901) is set in 1830s Ukraine which belongs to the Russian Empire where serfdom is established. The main characters are young peasants Ostap and Solomia who flee from their cruel master. Ostap is threatened with death for disobedience, and his beloved Solomia married to one of the master’s men without her consent is ready to follow her sweetheart. They decide to cross the Danube to the Turkish side, to the Ottoman Empire, where a few years ago the Danubian Sich used to stand as a center of freedom for the Ukrainian Cossacks. Explore our website www.ucl-books.com There you can get FREE Guide to Ukrainian Literature