"Tyuremnaya starina" is a classic novel by the great Ukrainian writer Ivan Nechuy-Levytskyi, which gives the reader the feeling of deepening into the world of everyday dramas and veils of mysterious secrets. The author successfully combines the realistic genre with the motifs of romanticism, revealing the complex psychological conflicts of the heroes. In this book, the reader is on a wave of fear and despair of life in a Ukrainian prison at that time. The author touches on the problems of social injustice, showing the weight of the choice between justice and the lust for power. Reading "Prison Starina", the reader goes deeper into the inner world of the characters, feels their worries, joys and torments. This book leaves an indescribably deep mark on the soul, reminding of the importance of humanity and mutual understanding in society. "Prison Old Man" is a work that not only reveals painful topics of the past, but also leaves behind important conclusions about the morality and dignity of a person in any circumstances.