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Roman Ivanychuk (1929—2016) — ukrayins′kyy pys′mennyk, politychnyy ta hromads′kyy diyach, Heroy Ukrayiny (2009), laureat Derzhavnoyi premiyi URSR imeni Tarasa SHevchenka (1985). U yoho tvorchomu dorobku dvadtsyat′ istorychnych romaniv. Roman «Mal′vy» (1968) R. Ivanychuk nazyvav «romanom pro yanycharstvo». Avtor rozpovidaye istoriyu zhyttya ukrayins′koyi polonyanky Mariyi ta tr′och yiyi ditey u tatars′kiy nevoli. Dity kozats′koho polkovnyka stayut′ vysokopostavlenymy nevil′nykamy, ale shlyach u kozhnoho sviy. Syny virno sluzhat′ chanu, a dochka staye yoho druzhynoyu. Molodi lyudy mayzhe zabuly svoye korinnya, viru, movu. Ale povstannya Bohdana CHmel′nyts′koho i zustrich z yoho synom Tymoshem probudzhuyut′ svidomist′ yunakiv i zmushuyut′ yich robyty neprostyy vybir.
