The Khydaisheva Family

Family discord is a theme that will always be relevant. The events of «The Khydaisheva Family» could take place at any time and in any corner of Ukraine. This is why this work by Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky remains so vivid and continues to receive new interpretations on the theatrical stage and in cinema.
What makes «The Khydaisheva Family» so appealing to readers? Its vivid descriptions of everyday life, subtle humor, and masterful reproduction of colloquial speech. And most importantly, its timeless characters, whose features can be easily recognized in our own acquaintances. These are brothers who, having grown up, cannot find a common language and divide their property; a nervous mother who has devoted her whole life to her family but strives to control it; old Khydaish, who loses the meaning of life and seeks oblivion in alcohol.

Nechuy-Levytsky depicts a family experiencing the consequences of the abolition of serfdom. Through the laughter in this story, tears emerge not only from family grievances but also from deep colonial traumas.