"Hello!" "Hello!" "Farewell, aunt Evfrosynya." "Mother gives her best regards." "Thank you, Khrystyna." "Dear son, take care of yourself, write to me as soon as you arrive." "Farewell, Maryan." "Farewell, everyone." "God give you joy!" "My dear children, where are you going?" "My boys!" "Ivan!" "Petroo!" "When should I expect you back?" "When will you come back, my children?" "BREAD AND SALT" "Just take a look at the girl!" "Yes." "She's balky, isn't she?" "Khrystyna, what are you doing?" "People are looking." "Don't look then." "You might evoke evil." "Khrystyna, take us with you." "Uncle, what are you doing?" "Why are you plucking the house's eyes out?" "Watch it, or else your eyes might get plucked out." "Farewell." "Goodbye." "Still, Arkadi Valerianovich, if you paid grain growers a bit more, they wouldn't seek their fortune in America, Syberia or Canada." "They would stay here, at home." "Don't you think so?" "Who knows." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "I can't, Tadey Stanislavovich." "Money has its own laws." "If I start paying more, I'll go on the rocks, or, at best, become a waiter in the court of some Tereshchenko or Kharitonenko." "Mass departure of villagers at the beginning of XX century is a tragedy of our people." "And why doesn't anyone see my, our, noble tragedy?" "Our literature, ethnography, such luminaries as you usually talk about the village tragedy." "To listen to you, one could get the idea as if the nobility was straving." "What do you want?" "No, I won't indulge these idlers." "Let them leave." "Let them seek fortune in Syberia." "Maryan!" "Maryan!" "Maryan!" "Some water maybe?" "Maryan, don't take me to Syberia." "Bury me here, near my mother." "Why have you left us so early?" "Maryan!" "Maryan!" "Maryan, propose to me." "Are you afraid?" "Are you happy with me, Maryan?" "Maybe, we shouldn't go to Syberia?" "In the morning, people must read the leaflets." "They must know that the land, stolen by the master's son, has to belong to those who toil it." "We must take it from the master." "We will." "I told you!" "Stepan Vasilyevich, still, what are we going to do with the contract?" "Rumour has it that the master will employ temporary workers from other villages." "I told you!" "He sure will." "What are we going to do then?" "People are rising everywhere and demanding the higher price." "We must fight." "I think we'd better not sign the contract." "Let's teach master Stadnitsky a lesson." "And in autumn, we'll take the land too." "Maryan, is it you?" "Careful." "Do come in." "The old are exactly like children, it's true." "They say grandfather Dunay will go to the tzar to seek justice." "Uncle Ivan, all masters are the same, they only seek to cash in on the villager." "Master Stadnitsky is a tyrant, but our day will come." " Christ is Risen!" " Truly, He is Risen." "Some papers turned up." "The say that in the district, people are demanding the higher price, and that they have achieved something." " Christ is Risen!" " Truly, He is Risen." "Gold help the miserable and the destitute, those of humble origin and bad luck, who wander somewhere in faraway Syberia." "Is it true that Ivan Kovalishin has returned from Syberia?" "It is." "He is so miserable." "He says that people were brought to the woods and told to chop trees." "There's no truth for the poor in this world." "I wonder what Lev sees in Khrystyna." "And Khrystyna is in love with Roman." "In the name of the father and son." "There's nothing special about him." "Just an ordinary bloke." "And I think Lev is the..." "Maryan wants to buy out his house, but with what money?" "Terenty demands an exorbitant price." "Bad cess to him, insatiable miser!" " Christ is Risen." " Truly, He is Risen." "Girls, let's go dancing." "Christ is Risen, Khrystyna." "Truly, He is Risen, Roman." "Why didn't you say "Christ is Risen" to me?" "Christ is Ris..." "My ringing bell, let Roman's heart beat as fast as yours." "Tell him how much I love him." "Make Roman come to me like you make people come to you." "Girl, give your belongings to us." "Roman, it's you!" "We'll give them to gypsies." "Are you taking it to the mill?" "That's right." "Where have you come from, Roman?" "I was running from the village to help you." "Did you see me walking?" "I did." "You're lying, aren't you?" "Why would I lie to you?" "When I left the house, this sack seemed so light." "It's always like that." "Lev, put it in." "He's asleep, I thought so." "I will come and help you take it back." "Roman, don't." "People are already talking..." "See you in the evening then, Khrystyna." "Alright." "Lev, put it in!" "Wake up!" "Put it in!" "Let grandfather go first." "Grandfather, let me help you." "The say you're going to Petersburg with a fresh round loaf for the tzar?" "Don't overstrain yourself, Lev." "Your shoulders are still too soft, they haven't hardened with corn." "Come on, put it in." "Hello, grandfather." "Girl, couldn't you come earlier?" "Or maybe you were resting on the stove?" "Good afternoon." "Have you come to mill too then?" "I've come on foot." "I don't have a horse." "What about that bay one?" "Have you tied him near the mill?" "How did you manage to grow up so quick?" "I was often out in the rain." "You'll probably get married soon." "It's still a long time." "As soon as the edlers show up at your door, you'll marry at once." "I'll run away like you ran from the master's woods." "We'll see who gets the last laugh." "I will ask your hand." "It won't work out, Lev." "I'm undowered." "Besides, I won't marry you." "Has Roman turned your head?" "He has." "But I was the first to go out with you." "Change your mind, Khrystyna." "It's too late, Lev." "It's only too late for the dead." "I won't give up on you." "It's only too late for the dead." "You hear?" "Look who your girlfriend is hanging out with." "Lev, maybe we should talk to him." "What do you think?" "We probably should." "Khrystyna, on Sunday you have to go to the church and not hang around with Roman." "Indeed, Lev, on Sunday you have to go to the church and not steal master's timber." "Why aren't you saying anything, my sorrow?" "Since when is it sorrowful for you to be with me?" "Since the time when guys are ready to kill each other for you." "You know about it?" "Whole village already knows, only you're still saying nothing." "How can I tell my mother about it?" "You're like a child." "Then tell me, like you used to tell me when I was little." "Those days have gone by." "I'll say it to you as to a grown-up." "Since this happened to you, marry Lev." "Why him?" "Lev has his own land and he's a good worker." "And Roman is just some teacher." "The master, the village constable and the housekeeper all disregard him." "You'll see, Roman is yet to be banished." "Mum, I'll go with Roman to the end of the earth if need be." "You learn all kinds of things quickly, but you don't know what destiny is." "People!" "The kind and generous master offers you work and gives you holy bread, so don't listen to rebels." "Sign the contract." "I'll read it to you once again so that no one should say they don't know what they are signing." "I, peasant Zaboyko, voluntarily have agreed to do agricultural work in the enterprise of master Stadnitsky." "I undertake to come to work at dawn and work till dusk." "Tell us what's the increment instead." "If the enterprise should need my work during holidays or on Sundays, I have no right to refuse to work." "If I get sick or die, my family have to work instead of me." "The master gives" "4 buckets of vodka and 2 sacks of sea roach." "Your master may stuff his face with it until he bursts." "One can oppress a person a day, a year, but not forever." "Exactly." "I told you." "Maryan, our valuable worker, don't just stand there." "Come and be the first to sign." "Don't just stand there." "Come here and sign." "So you want me to put my cross here?" "I do." "And so do good people." "If it's such a big honour, I will." "Uncle Maryan, what are you doing?" "No." "No." "No way." "Gallop to the neighbouring villages and promise whatever it takes, but bring some people in order to teach these idlers a lesson." "We already reported to you, master, that the whole neighbourhood has risen." "There are no workers, people are protesting these days." "Master Medvensky himself asked you for help." "What are we going to do?" "Arkadi Valerianovich, add an increment and remove a teacher." "It would be better to have only a watchman in the school." "Alright." "Add something, but not more then 10 kop a day." "Hey, sowers and mowers, get to work!" "The master agreed to give an increment." "You hear, Petro?" "You prevailed." "Generous master has raised the price." "He had no choice." "Ivasyk, go to your grandmother." "The most important thing is to act like the teacher said." "I told you." "What kind of master is he?" "Shut up, uncle Ivan." " Hello, Petro." " Hello." "Lena, I'll be going." "I wonder what he will say tonight." "Exactly." "I told you." "There will be a lot of people today." "Whole village is gathering." "I can't believe we've prevailed over the master." "We'll have prevailed when we mow ours, not master's." "Uncle, you're mowing as if you're playing the violin." "Tell me, what do you want for the wedding?" "A coral necklace." "What do you need a coral necklace for?" "I like the way it rings when one walks." "Just look at Lev." "They are so competitive." "Lena, look." "Khrystyna, you shouldn't be here." " But uncle!" " Go bring some water." "Roman, go fetch a midwife from the village." "Khrystyna, meet me tonight by the willow." "Alright." "Lev, you scared me." "I've come to ask your hand." "But on my own, without the elders." "Here comes Lev." "Don't just stand there, take the horse." "Where have you been?" "It's time to go to the woods." "What's wrong with you?" " Go without me." " And you?" "I feel feverish." "Maybe you're sick?" "Danylo, go inside and fetch a loaf." "A whole loaf or some bread?" "A whole loaf." "A whole loaf?" "What's wrong with you, Lev?" "Talk to me." "What do you need a loaf for?" "There is... there is trouble, brothers." "What happened?" "I don't even know how it happened..." "It's Khrystyna..." "What have you done?" "What have you done?" "Mum." "For you, and for the happiness of your children, Khrystyna." "Let's drink." "Tell something to the people." "Come on." "Good people, may our land be fertile with rye and wheat, but not with tears." "Dear guests, my daughter is getting married." "Rejoice!" "Come on, musicians, play the wedding tune." "Don't just sit there." "Dance!" "Everyone, dance!" "Khrystyna, let's leave this place." "No, it's too late, Roman." "I'm destined to be with him." "I'll go then." "Won't you ask where to?" "I don't care." "Go wherever you like." "Khrystyna, why are you talking to him like that?" "He swears by you." "I don't know myself what's gotten into me, mum." "Khrystyna!" "Khrystyna!" "Khrystyna, you hear?" "What do you want?" "Go outside and have a look." "What happened to you?" "Khrystyna!" "Khrystyna!" "I love you." "They made me bleed." "I'll kill them." "What is it?" "Remember, you were talking about a necklace?" "So I was waiting for you to become kinder to me." "You're such a fool, Lev." "Don't just stand there with round eyes." "In the neighbouring villages land's been taken away and masters' houses are burning." "And you're just standing there with your arms folded." "Why spare our master when others are burning?" "Even a stork, when his nest is ruined, sets fire to the offender's." "Don't rush, Lev." "The bread is to be given to widows and orphans as the community has decided." "I'm independent from the community." "I have my own accounts to settle with the master." "Gee up!" "I'll make him pay for my blood." "You're insane!" "Stop!" "Get up, son of a bitch and get what's coming to you." "Walk." "My God, son, what have you done?" "That's how it all has turned out with the necklace." "But I'll come back to you even from Syberia." "You hear?" "From anywhere." "Come on!" "Walk!" "Lev!" "Master, the community has decided to take the land away from you." "Take the land?" "According to which law?" "According to which law you say?" "Master, stand up when the community is talking to you." "We, villagers-owners, who gathered here, decree:" "to take from master Arkadi Valerianovich Stadnitsky all the land, cultivated and uncultivated, and divide it among the people." "If the master is willing to work on the land himself, he is to be given a share, like the rest of tillers, as well as equipment and cattlle." "Do you want a share of the land?" "I don't." "Leave me my soul." "If you possess it, you may have it." "Master!" "Sign this agreement by which you voluntarily give up your land." "I don't give up my land." "Then we'll make you, like you used to make us." "Stepan!" "People, it's our land." "Look, this is your Mother." "Khrystyna!" "Lev!" "It's our land!" "It's ours!" "My God, it's ours!" "My God!" "And you, people, sought your fortune in Syberia." "Where are you going?" "To join my love." "Stop!" "On your knees, scum." "We are not scum, master." "We're people." "For God's sake, what are you doing?" "Stop!"