Land of blue orchids

Sviatoshyn observatory unexpectedly received a signal from space. Is the Queen of Virginia ship, which was sent to explore Mars last year and disappeared, returning to Earth? Ukraine and the whole world froze in anticipation of the first interplanetary travelers, and all eyes are directed to Kyiv's Letun Maidan, where the ship is to land. It falls to journalist Stepan Artymenko to cover the event...
The story "The Land of Blue Orchids" (1932) is called the first Ukrainian science fiction work in which space flight was described. It is fascinating how an author who lived at the beginning of the 20th century predicts a number of inventions that have appeared very recently; of particular interest is the fantasy artist's idea of ​​the socio-political system and status of Ukraine in the future.