ᴍɪʟᴀ ᴅᴇᴍᴄʜᴜᴋ, a daring and courageous Ukrainian girl, faces the challenges of survival in her homeland, where female artists are rare.
When her friend Leo embarks on a journey to search for his lost love, Alexandra La Rossa, Mila seizes the chance...
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"I don't want to be married off to some random man and become a typical housewife. I want to explore, to have adventure, to learn and truly live a life that I want."
Lena 'Lenka' Ivanov
20 years old, Polish/Ukrainian noblewoman, and Mila's friend.
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"My wedding day was the worst day of my life. I practically sold myself and any ambitions I had. Don't let yourself succumb to this same fate. Leave this place, go somewhere where there are opportunities. Not west, but South, into the Middle East. Perhaps that is the only place where our womanly dignity can still exist."
Irina Antonovas
17 years old, Lithuanian/polish merchant's daughter
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"Art wasn't something a woman should do, my first thought was. She should marry well and gain power. But I guess Mila is just off the rails when it comes to those kinds of things. You do you is her motto. I know my personal love is for theatre and drama. I could read Shakespeare for hours."
Katalin Bizjak
15 years old, Slovenian maid
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"I'd be happy to help you guys, whatever it takes to leave this stupid town. I have been wandering from town to town in search of work, maybe things will be better in the Ottoman Empire. I love sewing and making clothes, and middle eastern fabrics are absolutely stunning. But my real passion is music. I love singing and the joy it gives to others as well."
Sultan Süleyman
Ottoman Sultan, aged 40, ethnically Ukrainian, Turkish, and many more.
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"I am Sultan Suleyman!!!!"
Hürrem Sultan
Born Alexandra La Rossa, Ukrainian.
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"I am Hürrem. Even if you gather all women of this world and they shout together, their voice would not override my whisper."
