A talented Ukrainian artist and grandson of Ivan who studies at the Kyiv Art Academy. He resists Soviet censorship and cultural suppression, leading to a violent confrontation with a Soviet captain. Imprisoned, he kills the sadistic prison director Medved with a paintbrush to escape. Yuri joins the Ukrainian Cossack resistance against Stalin's collectivization and the Holodomor famine, ultimately fighting to save his family and fellow villagers from starvation and execution.
Devoted married couple facing systemic oppression together.
Patriarchal grandfather passing down cultural heritage to his grandson.
Artistic intellectual versus ruthless local enforcer.
Individual artist crushed by centralized state policy.
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