Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko Тарáс Григóрович Шевчéнко
Born	March 9 [O.S. February 25] 1814 Moryntsi, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died	March 10 [O.S. February 26] 1861 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (now Russia)
Occupation	Poet and artist
Nationality	Ukrainian
Writing period	1840-1861

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Тарáс Григóрович Шевчéнко) (March 9 [O.S. February 25] 1814 – March 10 [O.S. February 26] 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, artist and humanist. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Moryntsi (Моринці is a Village ( selo) in central Ukraine. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appealing to universal His literary heritage is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, the modern Ukrainian language. Ukrainian literature refers to Literature written in the Ukrainian language. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Shevchenko also wrote in Russian and left many masterpieces as a painter and an illustrator. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages

Life

Born into a serf family in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire (now in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine) Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven. The origins of Serfdom in Russia are traced to Kievan Rus in the 11th century Moryntsi (Моринці is a Village ( selo) in central Ukraine. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Cherkasy Oblast (Черкаська область translit Cherkas’ka oblast’; also referred to as Cherkashchyna - Черкащина Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. ^[1] He was taught to read by a village precentor, and loved to draw at every opportunity. A precentor is one who helps facilitate worship The details vary depending on the religion denomination and era in question Shevchenko went with his Russian aristocrat lord Pavel Engelhardt to Vilna (Vilnius, 1828–31) and then to Saint Petersburg. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River

Engelhardt noticed Shevchenko's artistic talent and apprenticed him in Vilna to Jan Rustem, then in Saint Petersburg to Vasiliy Shiriaev for four years. There he met the Ukrainian artist Ivan Soshenko, who introduced him to other compatriots such as Yevhen Hrebinka and Vasyl Hryhorovych, and to the Russian painter Alexey Venetsianov. Ivan Maksymovych Soshenko (Іван Сошенко 2 June 1807 Bohuslav, Kyiv Gubernia, - 18 July 1876 Yevhen Pavlovych Hrebinka (Євген Павлович Гребінка 2 February 1812, Ubizhyshche, Poltava Gubernia - Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov (Алексей Гаврилович Венецианов 18 February 1780 &ndash 04 January 1847) was a Through these men Shevchenko also met the famous painter and professor Karl Briullov, who donated his portrait of the Russian poet Vasily Zhukovsky as a lottery prize, whose proceeds were used to buy Shevchenko's freedom on May 5, 1838. Karl Pavlovich Briullov (Russian Карл Павлович Брюллов) called by his friends the Great Karl ( December 12, 1799 – June This article is about literature from Russia For the song by Maxïmo Park, see Our Earthly Pleasures. Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (Василий Андреевич Жуковский ( – April 1852 was the foremost Russian poet of the 1810s Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common ^[1]

First Successes

Self-portrait of Taras Shevchenko, 1840.

In the same year Shevchenko was accepted as a student into the Academy of Arts in the workshop of Karl Briullov. Karl Pavlovich Briullov (Russian Карл Павлович Брюллов) called by his friends the Great Karl ( December 12, 1799 – June The next year he became a resident student at the Association for the Encouragement of Artists. At the annual examinations at the Imperial Academy of Arts, Shevchenko was given a Silver Medal for a landscape. The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St Petersburg Academy of Arts, was opened by Count Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy In 1840 he again received the Silver Medal, this time for his first oil painting, The Beggar Boy Giving Bread to a Dog.

He began writing poetry while he was a serf and in 1840 his first collection of poetry, Kobzar, was published. Kobzar ( Ukrainian: Кобзар "The bard" is a book of Poems by Ukrainian Poet and painter, Taras Shevchenko Ivan Franko, the renowned Ukrainian poet in the generation after Shevchenko, had this to say of the compilation: "[Kobzar] immediately revealed, as it were, a new world of poetry. Ivan Yakovych Franko (Івáн Якович Франкó ( &ndash) was a Ukrainian poet writer social and literary critic journalist economist and political activist It burst forth like a spring of clear, cold water, and sparkled with a clarity, breadth and elegance of artistic expression not previously known in Ukrainian writing. "

Gypsy Fortune Teller. 1841. Oil on canvas. Winner of the 1841 Silver Medal at the Imperial Academy of Arts. The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St Petersburg Academy of Arts, was opened by Count Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy

In 1841, the epic poem Haidamaky was released. In September of 1841, Shevchenko was awarded his third Silver Medal for The Gypsy Fortune Teller. Shevchenko also wrote plays. In 1842, he released a part of the tragedy Nykyta Hayday and in 1843 he completed the drama Nazar Stodolya.

While residing in Saint Petersburg, Shevchenko made three trips to Ukraine, in 1843, 1845, and 1846. The difficult conditions under which his countrymen lived had a profound impact on the poet-painter. Shevchenko visited his still enserfed siblings and other relatives, met with prominent Ukrainian writers and intellectuals such as: Yevhen Hrebinka, Panteleimon Kulish, and Mykhaylo Maksymovych, and was befriended by the princely Repnin family especially Varvara Repnina. Yevhen Pavlovych Hrebinka (Євген Павлович Гребінка 2 February 1812, Ubizhyshche, Poltava Gubernia - Panteleimon Kulish (also spelled Panteleymon or Pantelejmon Kuliš, Пантелеймон Куліш August 7, 1819 – February Mykhaylo Olexandrovich Maksymovych (also spelled Mykhailo Михайло Олександрович Максимович 1804-1873 was a famous Ukrainian naturalist Repnin (Репнин the name of an old Russian Princely family of Rurikid stock

In 1844, distressed by the condition of Ukraine in the Russian Empire, Shevchenko decided to capture some of his homeland's historical ruins and cultural monuments in an album of etchings, which he called Picturesque Ukraine. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya

Exile

Self-portrait as a soldier, 1847.

On March 22, 1845, the Council of the Academy of Arts granted Shevchenko the title of an artist. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He again travelled to Ukraine where he met the historian, Nikolay Kostomarov and other members of the Brotherhood of Saints Cyril and Methodius, a political society dedicated to the political liberalization of the Empire and transforming it into a federation-like polity of Slavic nations. Mykola Ivanovich Kostomoarov (Микола Іванович Костомаров Николай Иванович Костомаров Nikolai Ivanovich Kostomarov) ( May The Brotherhood of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Кирило-Мефодіївське братство was a short-lived secret political society that existed in Kiev, A federation ( Latin: foedus, covenant is a union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central ("federal" Upon the society's suppression by the authorities, Shevchenko was arrested along with other members on April 5, 1847. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Although he probably was not an official member of the Brotherhood, during the search his poem "The Dream" ("Son") was found. This poem criticized imperial rule, personally attacked Emperor Nicholas I and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, and therefore was considered extremely inflammatory, and of all the members of the dismantled society Shevchenko was punished most severely. An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Alexandra Feodorovna, born Charlotte Princess of Prussia, ( July 13, 1798 &ndash November 1, 1860) was Empress consort of

Shevchenko was sent to prison in Saint Petersburg. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River He was exiled as a private with the Russian military Orenburg garrison at Orsk, near Orenburg, near the Ural Mountains. A Private is a Soldier of the lowest Military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in Orenburg (Оренбу́рг is a city on the Ural River and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast in the Volga Federal District Orsk (Орск is a city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, situated in the southern Urals, at. Orenburg (Оренбу́рг is a city on the Ural River and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast in the Volga Federal District Riphean redirects here For the time period see Riphean stage The Ural Mountains (Ура́льские го́ры Uralskiye Tsar Nicholas I, confirming his sentence, added to it, "Under the strictest surveillance, without a right to write or paint. Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. "

With the exception of some short periods of his exile, the enforcement of the Tsar's ban on his creative work was lax. The poet produced several drawings and sketches as well as writings while serving and traveling on assignment in the Ural regions and areas on modern Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the

But it was not until 1857 that Shevchenko finally returned from exile after receiving a pardon, though he was not permitted to return to St. Petersburg but was ordered to Nizhniy Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod (Ни́жний Но́вгород Nižnij Novgorod) colloquially shortened as Nizhny, is the fourth largest city in Russia In May of 1859, Shevchenko got permission to move to his native Ukraine. He intended to buy a plot of land not far from the village of Pekariv and settle in Ukraine. In July, he was arrested on a charge of blasphemy, but was released and ordered to return to St. Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. Petersburg.

Death of Shevchenko

Last self-portrait, 1860.

Taras Shevchenko spent the last years of his life working on new poetry, paintings, and engravings, as well as editing his older works. But after his difficult years in exile his final illness proved too much. Shevchenko died in Saint Petersburg on March 10, 1861, the day after his 47th birthday. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

He was first buried at the Smolensk Cemetery in Saint Petersburg. The Smolensk Cemetery or Smolenskoe cemetery (in German Smolenski Friedhof) is one of the largest and oldest non Orthodox However, fulfilling Shevchenko's wish, expressed in his poem "Testament" ("Zapovit"), to be buried in Ukraine, his friends arranged to transfer his remains by train to Moscow and then by horse-drawn wagon to his native land. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Shevchenko's remains were buried on May 8 on Chernecha Hill (Monk's Hill; now Taras Hill) by the Dnieper River near Kaniv. Chernecha Hora (Чернеча гора (literally Monk's Hill - a mount by the Dnieper river near Kaniv in Ukraine, where the remains of Chernecha Hora (Чернеча гора (literally Monk's Hill - a mount by the Dnieper river near Kaniv in Ukraine, where the remains of For the rocket see Dnepr rocket. For other uses see Dnieper (disambiguation. Kaniv (Канів Канев translit Kanev; Kaniów is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast ( province) in central Ukraine ^[1] A tall mound was erected over his grave, now a memorial part of the Kaniv Museum-Preserve.

Dogged by terrible misfortune in love and life, the poet died seven days before the Emancipation of Serfs was announced. The Emancipation Reform of 1861 in Russia was the first and most important of liberal reforms affected during the reign of Alexander II of Russia. His works and life are revered by Ukrainians and his impact on Ukrainian literature is immense. Ukrainian literature refers to Literature written in the Ukrainian language.

Heritage and legacy

Impact

100 hryvnias

1939 Soviet monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kiev, Ukraine, is located across the Kiev University that bears the poet's name. The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or (incorrectly hryvna or hrivna (гривня ˈɦrɪu̯nʲɑ sign: ₴, code: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Kiev University or officially the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv (Київський національний університет ім ^[2]

Taras Shevchenko has a unique place in Ukrainian cultural history and in world literature. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter His writings formed the foundation for the modern Ukrainian literature to a degree that he is also considered the founder of the modern written Ukrainian language (although Ivan Kotlyarevsky pioneered the literary work in what was close to the modern Ukrainian in the end of the eighteenth century. Ukrainian literature refers to Literature written in the Ukrainian language. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Ivan Petrovych Kotlyarevsky (Іван Петрович Котляревський ( Poltava – Poltava was a Ukrainian writer poet and a playwright widely ) Shevchenko's poetry contributed greatly to the growth of Ukrainian national consciousness, and his influence on various facets of Ukrainian intellectual, literary, and national life is still felt to this day. Influenced by Romanticism, Shevchenko managed to find his own manner of poetic expression that encompassed themes and ideas germane to Ukraine and his personal vision of its past and future. Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the

In view of his literary importance, the impact of his artistic work is often missed, although his contemporaries valued his artistic work no less, or perhaps even more, than his literary work. A great number of his pictures, drawings and etchings preserved to this day testify to his unique artistic talent. He also experimented with photography and it is little known that Shevchenko may be considered to have pioneered the art of etching in the Russian Empire (in 1860 he was awarded the title of Academician in the Imperial Academy of Arts specifically for his achievements in etching. For other uses of etch or etching, see Etching (disambiguation, for the history of the method see Old master prints. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art literary or scientific Academy. The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St Petersburg Academy of Arts, was opened by Count Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy )^[3]

Commemorative coin issued in the USSR in 1989 on his 175th anniv. Commemorative coins were released in the USSR between 1965 and 1991. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

His influence on Ukrainian culture has been so immense, that even during Soviet times, the official position was to downplay strong Ukrainian nationalism expressed in his poetry, suppressing any mention of it, and to put an emphasis on the social and anti-Tsarist aspects of his legacy, the Class struggle within the Russian Empire. Ukrainian nationalism is the term used for the Nationalist Ideology of Ukraine. Class struggle is the active expression of Class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Shevchenko, who himself was born a serf and suffered tremendously for his political views in opposition to the established order of the Empire, was presented in the Soviet times as an internationalist who stood up in general for the plight of the poor classes exploited by the reactionary political regime rather than the vocal proponent of the Ukrainian national idea.

This view is significantly revised in modern independent Ukraine, where he is now viewed as almost an iconic figure with unmatched significance for the Ukrainian nation, a view that has been mostly shared all along by the Ukrainian diaspora that has always revered Shevchenko. The term Ukrainian diaspora refers to the global community of ethnic Ukrainians, usually more specifically those who maintain some kind of connection even if ephemeral

Monuments and memorials

The ceremonial opening of the monument by the Latvian sculptor Janis Tilbergs to Taras Shevchenko in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) on December 1, 1918. Janis Tilbergs, also known as Tillbergs or Tilberg (Jānis Roberts Tilbergs Янис Тилберг Yanis Tilberg) (b Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River The inscription says: "To the great Ukrainian poet-pesant T. G. Shevchenko (1814 - 1861) from the great Russian nation. " The plaster monument existed for only eight years due to the deterioration of the material in the open air. It was planned to be replaced by a bronze version, which never happened.

There are many monuments to Shevchenko throughout Ukraine, most notably at his memorial in Kaniv and in the center of Kiev, just across from the Kiev University that bears his name. Kaniv (Канів Канев translit Kanev; Kaniów is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast ( province) in central Ukraine Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Kiev University or officially the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv (Київський національний університет ім The Kiev Metro station, Tarasa Shevchenka, is also dedicated to Shevchenko. The Kiev Metro (Київський метрополітен or Київське метро Киевский метрополитен Киевское метро is a metro Tarasa Shevchenka (Тараса Шевченка Тараса Шевченко is a station on Kiev Metro 's Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line. Among other notable monuments to the poet located throughout Ukraine are the ones in Kharkiv (in front of the Shevchenko Park), Lviv, Luhansk and many others. Kharkiv or Kharkov (Харків Харьков is the second largest city in Ukraine. Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Luhansk or Lugansk (Луга́нськ /lu'ɦɑnʲsʲk/ translit

Outside of Ukraine, monuments to Shevchenko have been put up in several location of the former USSR associated with his legacy, both in the Soviet and the post-Soviet times. The modern monument in Saint Petersburg was erected on December 22, 2000, but the first monument (pictured) was built in the city in 1918 on the order of Lenin shortly after the Great Russian Revolution. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) also known as the Soviet Revolution There is also a monument located next to the Shevchenko museum at the square that bears the poet's name in Orsk, Russia (the location of the military garrison where the poet served) where there are also a street, a library and the Pedagogical Institute named to the poet. Orsk (Орск is a city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, situated in the southern Urals, at. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending ^[4] There are Shevchenko monuments and museums in the cities of Kazakhstan where he was later transferred by the military: Aqtau (the city was named Shevchenko between 1964 and 1992) and nearby Fort Shevchenko (renamed from Fort Alexandrovsky in 1939). Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Aktau (Ақтау Aqtaw; Актау Aktau) until 1992 Shevchenko (Шевченко is a city in Kazakhstan 's Mangyshlak This article is about the town of Fort-Shevchenko For the nearby city of Aktau formerly Shevchenko see Aktau.

After Ukraine gained its independence in the wake of the 1991 Soviet Collapse, some Ukrainian cities replaced their statues of Lenin with statues of Taras Shevchenko^[5] and in some locations that lacked streets named to him, local authorities renamed the streets or squares to Shevchenko, even though these sites usually have little or no connection to his biography. The Soviet Union 's collapse into independent nations began early in 1985 These memorials testify, perhaps, to a greater spirit of patriotism than historical accuracy.

Outside of Ukraine and the former USSR, monuments to Shevchenko have been put up in many countries, usually under the initiative of local Ukrainian diasporas. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The term Ukrainian diaspora refers to the global community of ethnic Ukrainians, usually more specifically those who maintain some kind of connection even if ephemeral There are several memorial societies and monuments to him throughout Canada and the United States, most notably a monument in Washington, D.C., near Dupont Circle. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Dupont Circle is a Traffic circle, Neighborhood, and historic district in Northwest Washington D There is also a monument in Tipperary Hill in Syracuse, United States, a park named after him in Elmira Heights, N.Y. and a street named after him in New York City's East Village. Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Elmira Heights is a Village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The City of New York The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

The town of Vita in Manitoba, Canada was originally named Shevchenko in his honor. Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America There is a Shevchenko Square in Paris located in the heart of the central Saint-Germain-des-Prés district. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Saint-Germain-des-Prés is an area of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés The Leo Mol sculpture garden in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, contains many images of Taras Shevchenko. Leo Mol (born January 15, 1915) is a Ukrainian Canadian artist and sculptor A sculpture garden is an outdoor garden dedicated to the presentation of Sculpture, usually several permanently-sited works in durable materials in landscaped surroundings Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population

A two-tonne bronze statue of Shevchenko, located in a memorial park outside of Oakville, Ontario was discovered stolen in December 2006. Oakville ( 2006 population 165613, was auctioned off to William Chisholm in 1827 It was taken for scrap metal; the head was recovered in a damaged state, but the statue was not repairable.

In 2001, the Ukrainian society "Prosvita" raised the initiative of building a Church near the Chernecha Mount in Kaniv, where Taras Shevchenko is buried. Prosvita (просвіта 'enlightenment' is a society created in the nineteenth century in Ukrainian Galicia for preserving and developing Ukrainian culture and Chernecha Hora (Чернеча гора (literally Monk's Hill - a mount by the Dnieper river near Kaniv in Ukraine, where the remains of Kaniv (Канів Канев translit Kanev; Kaniów is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast ( province) in central Ukraine ^{[6] [7]} The initiative got a rather supportive response in the society. Since than many charity events have been held all over the country to gather donations for the above purpose. A marathon under the slogan "Let’s Build a Church for the Kobzar" by the First National Radio Channel of Ukraine has collected 39 thousand hryvnias (about 1,600 US dollars) in October, 2003. The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or (incorrectly hryvna or hrivna (гривня ˈɦrɪu̯nʲɑ sign: ₴, code: ^[8]

Statue of Taras Shevchenko in Lviv, Ukraine	Monument in Kharkiv, Ukraine	Statue in Rivne, Ukraine	Monument in Moscow, Russia
Monument in Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Taras Shevchenko Monument in Washington, D.C.	Taras Shevchenko Monument in Buenos Aires	Shevchenko bust dedicated to Ukrainian immigrants in Encarnación, Paraguay

Example of poetry

In popular culture

English pop group New Order released a live video in 1983 entitled "Taras Shevchenko" ^[9]. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The concert was recorded in the Ukrainian National Home in New York City, and featured the famous self-portrait of 1840 (as shown above) on its cover. The City of New York Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In 2001 it was re-released on a DVD called 316 (DVD containing a 1998 concert as well as the before-mentioned Taras Shevchenko recording). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

Ukrainian Black Metal band Drudkh use many of his poems as lyrics on their album Lebedynyy Shlyah(The Swan Road)

References

External links

• Shevchenko in English translations
• Shevchenko, Taras in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
• Infoukes.com - Taras Shevchenko Museum of Canada
• Taras Shevchenko Museum of Canada — Detailed biography
• Taras Shevchenko Museum of Canada — English Translations of the Poetry of Taras Shevchenko
• Self portraits of Taras Shevchenko
• Shevchenko poems in "Ukrainian Literature. A journal of translation."

Monuments

• Artukraine — Shevchenko Monument In Washington, D. C. , USA
• Infoukes.com — Shevchenko Monument In Oakville, ON, Canada
• Artukraine — Shevchenko Monument in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Pbase — Shevchenko Monument in Palermo, Italy