Notes of the Snub-Nosed Mephistopheles

Historical scenery changes, but the human psyche remains almost unchanged. Isn't it just like the main character of the novel Yakiv Mykhailiuk, and now a person is sometimes disappointed in youthful ideals and goes down the path of profit, individualism, and sensual pleasures? Aren't some women looking for a successful marriage in the same way, without sacrificing anything for it? Does not parental love remain the same throughout the ages?

Volodymyr Vynnychenko, in the novel "Notes of the Snub-Nosed Mephistopheles" explores the issues of reason and instinct, family and divorce, custody of children and abortion, duty and personal desires, infatuation and love, high impulses and getting bogged down in the swamp of everyday life. The subtle psychologism of the novel puts it on par with the immortal works of world classics.