The famous story of V. G. Korolenko tells about the difficult fate of the Ukrainian peasant Matvey Lozinsky, who dreamed of finding happiness in a foreign country and was cruelly disappointed in his hopes. V.G. Korolenko (1853-1921) - Russian writer of Ukrainian-Polish descent, journalist, publicist, public figure, who earned recognition for his human rights activities both during the years of tsarist power and during the Civil War and Soviet power.