“I will die in Moscow, not seeing Ukraina. Before death, I will ask Stalin to extract my heart, just before I am burnt in the crematory, from my chest and bury it in my native land, in Kyiv, somewhere above the Dnipro on the mountain-hill. Fate, send happiness to people on this ruined and bloodstained land! Disappear, hatred! Evanesce, poverty!” HeartDeathHatredUkraineMoscowNative LandStalinKyivDnipro RiverCrematory Book:Щоденникові записи, 1939-1956 / Дневниковые записи, 1939-1956 Source: Щоденникові записи, 1939-1956 / Дневниковые записи, 1939-1956