Memoirs are a challenging genre, primarily because the author must be honest with themselves, as if making their last confession. And this is not easy. However, Mykola Rudenko follows this unwritten rule, repeatedly emphasizing that he has always adhered to the truth, no matter how bitter, and has only done what he believed in.

In this sincere and courageous account, the author narrates his incredibly difficult and painful journey—from a devout communist, front-line political officer, renowned writer, and secretary of the Kyiv writers' organization’s party committee to a truth-seeker, political prisoner in Soviet labor camps, and dissident.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that "The Greatest Miracle is Life" reads like an adventure novel, yet also encourages the reader to engage in deep and thought-provoking reflection.

696 pages. Hardcover.