The City — Valerian Pidmohylny

“The City” (1928) is the first fully developed urban novel in Ukrainian literature. It portrays the psychological and social formation of a young man in a rapidly changing metropolis.

Stepan Radchenko arrives in Kyiv from a village with the ambition to conquer the city. His journey unfolds through temptations, creative aspirations, moral compromises, and personal transformation.

The novel explores ambition, the power of environment over the individual, and the psychology of success in modern society.