Taras Shevchenko
Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Тарас Григорович Шевченко; was born 25 February 1814 (9 March New Style), Moryntsi, and died February 26 1861 (March 10, New Style), St. Petersburg. He was a Ukrainian poet, writer (playwright, prose writer), artist (painter, engraver), public and political figure.[1]
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| Born | Mar 9 [O.S. Feb 25] 1814 Moryntsi, Kyiv Governorate (today Cherkasy Oblast) |
| Died | March 10 [O.S. February 26] 1861 (age 47) Saint Petersburg |
| Occupation | Poet, artist |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
Academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1860).
Taras Shevchenko Media
Taras Shevchenko's pencil sketch of his parents' house in Kyrylivka, drawn in 1843
Taras Shevchenko. Portrait of Pavlo Engelgardt (1833), National Museum Taras Shevchenko
Karl Briullov, Portrait of the poet V.A. Zhukovsky (1837/8), National Museum Taras Shevchenko)
The first illustration and the title page from Kobzar (1840)
In Kyiv, one of the six etchings Shevchenko included in Picturesque Ukraine (1844)
Grave of Taras Shevchenko, Taras Hill near Kaniv, historical postcard. The cross was dismantled by the Soviets in the 1920s.
Monument to Shevchenko in Shpola, central Ukraine
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References
- ↑ Ayres, Sabra (March 9, 2014). In divided Ukraine, inspiration from a poet of the underdog. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2014/0309/In-divided-Ukraine-inspiration-from-a-poet-of-the-underdog-video. Retrieved March 11, 2018.