"My dear and guiltless land!
For what does the Lord punish you,
Punish you so hard?"
T. H. Shevchenko. Hosea. Ch. XIV.
Travelling around the corners of our country, meeting people, getting to know the history and the notable sights of towns and villages, you always see something moving that surprises and astonishes you. The Ukrainian people are famed for their industriousness and hospitality, for their rich traditions and centuries-old history. The nature of Ukraine has been sung by writers and painters. But most of our villages frighten you with their empty streets and abandoned houses. The infrastructure in the small settlements has been destroyed, there are no pharmacy points and no shops, the schools and kindergartens are closed. How unlike Ukrainian villages are to the European hamlets with their chalet-style villas.
The village of Dachne of the Mezhova district of Dnipropetrovsk region lies on the bank of the Vovcha river.
