"Salt Figure" is a tragic story of love and loss, written by the famous Ukrainian writer Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi. In this novel, the author explores the complex relationships between people in a peasant environment, depicting the realities of life and the hopes of ordinary people. The main characters are Orysia, pure and innocent, who loves Maxim, a strong and courageous boy who is forced to go to war. Contemporaries of Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky noted in this work the unparalleled reproduction of the life of the Ukrainian village, the frank and bright characteristics of the characters, which still keep the work relevant to this day. "Salt figure" is a classic of Ukrainian literature, which can impress with its truthfulness and depth of feelings.