The Yellow Prince — Vasyl Barka

Indomitable Spirit: Despite the horrific, subhuman conditions in which people find themselves, the main characters (particularly Myron Katranik) strive to preserve their human dignity, moral integrity, and faith in God, and to share even the last crumb of bread.

Preserving Memory: The novel serves as a requiem for the millions who died innocently and as an important historical document (the work is based on the author’s personal memories and eyewitness accounts he collected over decades).

The Symbol of the Chalice: The symbol of eternal life and the indestructibility of the Ukrainian people in the novel is a church chalice, which Myron Katranik hid from the Bolsheviks, refusing to hand it over even under threat of death.