Ukrainian Literature Kateryna Babkina

My Grandfather Danced Better Than Anyone is a novel by Kateryna Babkina, a lyrical family saga interweaving personal history with Ukraine's 20th-century story.

“My Grandfather Danced Better Than Anyone” is a collection of short stories by Kateryna Babkina, woven into a single narrative that spans the history of five families across several generations. It is a book about how major historical events—wars, repression, and the collapse of the Soviet Union—can shatter or strengthen individual lives.