In this article the art phenomenon of Osyp Makovej is investigated. The poem «Moloh», joke novel «As Shevchenko was hinting a work», historical novel «Jaroshenko». It is underlined the synthesis in the works of author of realism tradition and setcesian representation, modernism elements. It is analyzed the national Ukrainian idea as general motifs of author.
Key words: Оsyp Makovej, poem «Moloh», joke novel «As Shevchenko was hinting a work», historical novel «Jaroshenko», realism, setcesia, modernism, national Ukrainian idea.