The novel "The Black Council" describes the events of the historical past, when Right-Bank Ukraine separated from Poland. The dispute over the hetman's mace turns into a dark, dishonest event, during which the naked destroy the shops, the peasants are chased away with clubs and there is no promised equality. It seems that only two lovers - Petro and Lesya - did not take the path of deception. Plunging into the atmosphere of a dark struggle for power, the reader will find in this historical novel many relevant parallels with the present.