Poland, my love

Poland, my loveby Sau Wah ChanThis story is about the Vonuvask family, who lives in Congress Poland, which is then under the rule of the Russian Empire after the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Alotovisk Vonuvask has a new born son, Zoga, with his mistress, Rozalina, about the same time his wife, Peresha, has given birth to their son, Rode. However, Rozalina dies at the childbirth, and so Alotovisk takes Zoga to his family. Peresha does not forgive Rozalina and refuses to bring up Zoga, who is later put under the care of a maid. When Zoga grows up, he joins the Underground Society to rebel against the Czar. He invites Rode to join the Society as well. However, both of them fall in love with the same girl they've met there. Then in a mission, Rode is killed. The story describes the changes in the life of the Vonuvask family as it goes through the years of prosperity and the years of dwindling vigor. It depicts the historical period that there are anti-Semitism as well as social inequalities in Congress Poland under the aristocracy of the country and the Czarist rule. This story is also about love and eternal hope.