Vasyl Stus. Selected

«I cannot be silent, when in my soul there is the creak of despair» — Vasyl Stus

This is the title of a collection of poems by Vasyl Stus, a Ukrainian poet, dissident, and human rights activist. The title is a powerful statement of Stus's commitment to speaking out against injustice, even in the face of great personal risk.
The collection includes poems from different periods of Stus's work, but they are all united by a common theme of struggle for freedom and justice. Stus's poems are often filled with anger and despair, but they are also full of hope and faith in the future.

Stus was a courageous and inspiring figure who paid a high price for his beliefs. He was imprisoned for many years for his political activism, and he died in a Soviet labor camp in 1985. His work continues to inspire people around the world who fight for freedom and justice.