JOYFUL AND SAD - KORNEL MAKUSZYŃSKI

Discover the forgotten collection of stories by Kornel Makuszyński, an outstanding Polish writer who, in his prime, wrote with sunbeams. "Joyful and Sad" is a work that, alongside "The Smile of Lviv", was banned by communist censorship and remains inaccessible to a wide readership to this day. It is a book that contrasts two traditions: the Ukrainian, cruel and wild, and the Polish, romantic and heroic. Get to know a story that will stay with you for a long time.

• Anti-Bolshevik and pro-Polish publication
• Contrast of two traditions: Ukrainian and Polish
• Testimony of the atrocities of the Bolshevik revolution in Kiev
• Warning against the tradition from which the Ukrainian state grows
• Rescue from the clutches of Stalinist censorship
• Publicistic and patriotic duty

Kornel Makuszyński, an author known primarily for his children's and youth books such as "Satan from the Seventh Grade" or "The Adventures of Goat Matołek", in "Joyful and Sad" shows his lesser-known but equally important side. As an ardent opponent of the Bolshevik haidamaks, he was condemned by the communists to poverty and oblivion, and his work was subjected to censorship. Today, more than 30 years after the fall of communism, it is time to revive the memory of this outstanding writer and his works.

In "Joyful and Sad", Makuszyński, as a witness to the Bolshevik revolution in Kiev, describes the devastation wrought by drunken, cruel and wild grandchildren of Ivan Gonta and Maksym Żeleźniak, Ukrainian leaders canonized by Taras Shevchenko. The author does not mince words, showing the brutal truth about those times and warning against the tradition from which the Ukrainian state grows. This is a warning against the Ukrainian-Bolshevik and Ukrainian-German concubinage, which is like a donut in butter, despite the fact that for centuries the German friend considered the Ukrainian to be something extremely unlike a human being and consciously incited him against the Poles.

In the era of progressive Ukrainization of Poland and neurotic attempts to whitewash the pages of Ukrainian history, the re-release of "Joyful and Sad" becomes a journalistic and patriotic duty. This book is not only a testimony of history, but also a warning for future generations. Allow yourself a journey into the past and discover the forgotten work of Kornel Makuszyński, which will reawaken your patriotic feelings and encourage you to reflect on the modern world.

Edition: Pages: 146, Format: 212x159 mm, Year: Year of publication: 2024, cover: paperback, Publisher: wPrawo.pl