In his 1898 short story “The Cossack Way,” Ivan Bunin writes: “I liked the khokhly very much at first sight. I immediately noticed the sharp difference that exists between a Great Russian muzhik and a khokhol. Our peasants are mostly worn-out folk, wearing zipuns full of holes, lapti and onuchi, with emaciated faces and uncombed … Continue reading Russian peasants are worn-out folks with emaciated faces, uncombed hair dressed in zipuns full of holes and lapti; Ukrainians are tall, healthy, strong, and dressed in clean, new clothes, – Ivan Bunin in 1898