Ivan Korsak

An example is the story "The Knight of the Order of Busto de Libertador," about a Volyn landowner named Mykhailo Skybytsky.

On his return to Ukraine he is seen as a threat to the Russian Empire, and as a result Guryev, governor of Kyiv, Volyn and Podillya, sends Mykhailo into exile in Vyatka, as directed by the emperor.

On Korsak and his historical themes, Shevchenko Prize winner Vasyl Slapchuk said, "He doesn't just add to his creative body of work, but establishes another step on the ladder of spiritual evolution – the path that every person should master, and therefore the nation as a whole."

Yevhen Sverstiuk, speaking of Your Names, Ukraine said the following: "Ivan Korsak's book brings us back to face personalities in Ukrainian history and culture, those muted or forgotten.

Shevchenko Prize winner Mykhaylo Slaboshpytsky said, "Every historical fact for Ivan Korsak is worth its weight in gold.

The author, knowing well the history of his country, introduces readers to it not only by telling the usual adventurous scheme, but he also has the ability to present it within an excellent historical context.

In this novel the reader will feel the historical events of Kyiv Rus and the Great Lithuanian Princedom, as well as the wish of Ukrainians in the early twentieth century, the process of establishing the independent state of Ukraine.