A Word About «Slovo» House

Late at night, Khvyliovy loved to go ice skating, and then would sit down to write. The loud and cheerful Yohansen kept two large dogs and adored hunting. The quiet and modest Pidmohylny had a «Ukrainе» bicycle that he would share, but always reminded people to return it in one piece.
These are excerpts from the memoirs of Volodymyr Kulish, the son of the renowned writer and playwright Mykola Kulish. On the pages of this book, you will immerse yourself in the private lives of one of the most talented generations of Ukrainian literature — the residents of the Kharkiv «Slovo» building — in the early 1930s. This was a period when the clouds of totalitarian terror were just beginning to gather over Ukraine.

The book is illustrated with unique images provided by the Kharkiv Literary Museum.