Beyond Perekop lies a land

Beyond Perekop lies a land. A Crimean novel — it's a national drama of growth in Crimea. The heroine's coming of age falls on a turbulent time for the peninsula – from the 1990s until the occupation. Against this historical backdrop, Anastasia Levkova unfolds a captivating story, from which you will discover the entire cultural and historical landscape of Crimea.

To reveal Crimea to Ukraine – this is the author's goal. Her main character's childhood and youth take place on the peninsula. It is there, amidst a diverse national mix, resisting the influence of total Russification, that she realizes: I am Ukrainian. Episodes from Crimean history, as well as the author's deep familiarity with Crimean Tatar culture, are organically woven into the narrative of growth and national self-awareness. "Beyond Perekop lies a land" is not just the life of one girl, but a collection of the painful turning points of the peninsula's people, documented and brought together. The beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war and the occupation of Crimea are sensitively etched by Levkova into modern Ukrainian literature.