Taras Shevchenko Тарас Шевченко | |
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 Shevchenko photographed by Andrey Denyer in 1859 | |
| Born | 9 March 1814 Moryntsi, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 10 March 1861 (aged 47) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Pen name | Kobzar |
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| Language | Ukrainian, Russian |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts |
| Period | 1832–1861 |
| Notable works | Kobzar |
| Relatives | Hryhoriy Shevchenko (father) Kateryna Shevchenko (mother) |
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Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko[a] (Ukrainian: Тарас Григорович Шевченко; 9 March 1814 – 10 March 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist and ethnographer. He was a fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts and a member of the Brotherhood of Saints Cyril and Methodius. He wrote poetry in Ukrainian and prose (nine novellas, a diary, and his autobiography) in Russian.
His literary heritage, in particular the poetry collection Kobzar, is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and to some degree, the modern Ukrainian language.
- ^ "Документи 1–101. Тарас Шевченко: Документи та матеріали до біографії. 1814–1861". izbornyk.org.ua. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ a b Letters to Taras Shevchenko Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Kyiv: Naukova dumka, 1993.
- ^ Шевченко Тарас Григорьевич in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian) – via Great Scientific Library
- ^ "Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Kyiv". Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.
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