The novel by the renowned Ukrainian writer P. Zahrebelny tells of the era of Yaroslav the Wise and Kievan Rus. Many centuries have passed since then, yet the millennial monuments still stand as before, astonishing with their artistry and magnificence. Who created them? Under what conditions? What were the fates of these unknown masters?
All these questions are explored by the author as an artist against the broad backdrop of the socio-political events of that time.
The novel is historical in genre, but it also includes chapters in which our contemporaries appear. This underscores the central idea of the work — the immortality of the beauty and art of the people.