Wormwood-wormwood...

The novel "Wormwood-Wormwood" reveals the complex fates of Belarusians during the Soviet occupation. From the 1930s in the Vilna region to the post-war decades in the BSSR, a world unfolds before the reader where love and hope collide with the brutality and morals of the Soviet system. This is a story about those who did not lose their sense of dignity and continued to fight for the freedom and revival of their Homeland.

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A Belarusian novel from the time of Soviet occupation.

The novel's action begins in the 1930s in the Vilna region and continues in the 1940s-1960s in the BSSR. It is a narrative about the destinies, love, and deeds of Belarusians who lived under the Soviets. It depicts the occupational reality of the Soviet regime, its customs and orders. At the center of the plot are people who valued their dignity and Homeland and fought for its freedom and revival.