This modern photograph is an attempt to rethink the stunning historical events in relations with neighbors and is inspired by the famous painting by Ilya Repin “The Zaporozhians write a letter...” This is the history of photography, which has been known since ancient times. In 1876, the Ukrainian artist Ilya Repin (Ripyn) conceived the work “The Zaporozhians write a letter...” It is generally believed that the Cossacks are writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan. But the painting is shrouded in myths. In fact, the Cossacks were sending a message to another addressee.In 1876, Emperor Alexander II signed the Emsky Decree, a secret order on a complete ban on Ukrainian writing. Ilya Repin, a descendant of the rebellious Chuguiv Cossacks, considering the ban on everything Ukrainian - education, books, songs, theater - plans to paint a picture with Cossacks, with characters that were forbidden at that time. Contrary to the authorities and imperial orders. Repin sold the work for a crazy price to the Russian emperor, but not to Alexander ||, because he had died, but to his son Alexander II. That is, the letter reached the addressee. The painting is still kept in the Russian Museum. Repin also had to "to atone for Count Alekseev" write a second version of the painting, which is now stored in Kharkiv. Note: Repin created a remarkable work for 10 years, thinking through many details. He carefully selected characters for the composition, so the painting depicts many prominent people of that time who were his models. Vasyl Tarnavsky - patron of T. Shevchenko. General Dragomirov. Also depicted are musicians and artists, folklorists, composers, conductors. Alexander Chubets - a fellow countryman of Repin, from whom Pyotr Tchaikovsky borrowed ideas for his symphonies. Fyodor Ignatovich Stravinsky - the father of the world-famous Igor Stravinsky. Nikolai Kuznetsov, an artist who painted portraits of Ilya Repin. They are all Ukrainians. The painting depicts a Pole - Ivan Tsionglinsky and a Crimean Tatar student. The Ukrainian painter Porfiry Martynovych, who died during the famine of 1933, is also depicted. There is also a bald head of the leader of the nobility of the Ekaterinoslav province, homemaker Count Alekseev. The painting was bought by the Russian Emperor Alexander III, and is still kept in the Russian Museum. Repin had to paint a second version of the painting as atonement, which is now in Kharkov. The following people worked on the creation of the picture: French artist Emrik Louisset, 112 Brigade TRO ZSU, TRO Media, artist Iryna Kabysh and Roman Hrybov, who is the author of the famous phrase “Russian warship, go to hell” Emrik Louisset called the work “From afar I hear the answer of the Cossacks” Ukraine, slopes of the Dnieper, September 1, 2024