Hunting for "Waldschnep". Declassified Mykola Khvylovy | Yuri Shapoval

The publication contains unique documents and materials of the GPU concerning the life and work of Mykola Khvylovy (1993-1933). The Chekists constantly monitored the writer, inventing his pseudonym "Waldschnep" and preparing his physical destruction. Mykola Khvylovy's suicide in May 1933, the motives and circumstances of which are shed light on by printed sources, became not only a form of protest against the regime, but also an act of affirmation. The book is accompanied by a DVD with the film by Irina Shatokhina and Yuri Shapoval "The King and the Slave of Tricks" The book is intended for a wide range of readers.