Kotsiubyns'kyi's works, according to Kalenichenko, "happily combine deep lyricism, vivid imagery and keen psychological insight. He was at his best in the socio-psychological short story with its tense, energetic beginning and abrupt end. Skillful representation of human motives and feelings brings his stories in line with best modern writing." Kotsiubyns'kyi, in Kalenichenko's view, was "an innovator not only in the sense that he introduced new subjects and ideas into Ukrainian literature; he also created new forms of artistic expression."