До книжки ввійшов прозовий доробок відомого українського письменника-дисидента і громадського діяча Михайла Осадчого (1936–1994). У ньому – своєрідний літопис трагічного просування українства до незалежної держави.
OSADCHYI Michael (22.3.1936-5.7.1994) Ukrainian poet, novelist and human rights. Honorary Member of the Swiss section of PEN International Association of poets, playwrights, novelist (of 1979). N. all. Kurmany Nedryhaylivskoho Mr. Sumy region. In 1958 graduated from the journalism of the f-Lviv University. In 1960-65 taught at this University they studied in graduate school. On Wednesday, the 1960's took an active part in the movement sixties. In 1665 Alexander was arrested for "anti-Soviet activities and sentenced in 1966 to two conclusions. In 1972 was arrested again and again sentenced to seven years in camps and 3-year exile. Confined in Mordovia, and was sent to the Komi ASSR. In 1965 came the first collection of poems O. "lower field, but after the arrest of his works were banned in the USSR. Recollections of AN in the Soviet work camps set forth in the "eye" which was published in the West and translated into English (1976), French and German. In 1988 was editor of the popular illegal publication of the independent association of intellectuals - "Chair". In 1990 worked as assistant professor of journalism Lviv University. He died in Lviv. Author of poetry collections "Qous ego" (1979), "Skytskyy altar" (1990).