Mykhailo Nemov, a resident of Khmelnytsky, has purchased 200 copies of the books from The Day’s Library Series on Oct. 26, even though these publications had appeared on his desk earlier, one copy at a time. “These books made a very big impression on me. The newspaper has undertaken difficult and extremely noble work that the public needs. That’s why I decided that these books should be generally accessible to every generation in the city. I will donate them to public libraries and educational establishments,” the businessman explained.
Out of the 200 books there were 80 copies of Day and Eternity of James Mace and 40 copies each of Dvi Rusi, Wars and Peace, and Klara Gudzyk’s Apocrypha . He was planning to buy copies of Ukraine Incognita, but The Day’s editorial office had run out of stock. This book has been reissued three times and no copies are available. A fourth edition is being prepared.
This untypical representative of the middle class started his business as an ordinary cabbie. At the same time he does a lot of work in archives, collecting material for his doctoral dissertation in history. He is the recipient of a medal from the Oles Honchar All-Ukrainian Fund for the Restoration of Outstanding Historical and Architectural Monuments, and Order 2nd Class from the national fund “Ukraine for Children.”
Why did Nemov buy so many copies of Day and Eternity of James Mace? How did the recipients of the books welcome these intellectual presents? Who is Mykhailo Nemov — a businessman, scholar, philanthropist? You will find answers to these and other questions in the next issue of The Day.
