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The subject of the article is history in the prose of Valery Shevchuk. History in Shevchuk’s novels is associated with such categories as freedom, historical memory and national consciousness. Valery Shevchuk creates a panorama of Ukrainian people’s lives and writes in a historical and cultural context. The most important historical period for Shevchuk is the time of the 17th and 18th centuries, especially the culture of the baroque.