On March 9, the birthday of the great poet Taras Shevchenko is celebrated in Ukraine. But he is not only remembered in our history for writing the famous Kobzar. Taras Hryhorovych also created ...

Taras Shevchenko (1814–61) was born 800 kilometres away, in central Ukraine, as a serf, the property of his lord. The writing prohibition was certainly not accidental and was not only meant to thwart ...

Ukrainian poet and soldier, leafs through her latest work, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 17, 2024. In 2024, she was awarded the prestigious Taras-Shevchenko Prize. RAFAEL YAGHOBZADEH FOR LE MONDE ...

Ukraine, during its long history of subjugation to Russia, was belittled as a backwater where the inhabitants spoke a provincial language. Poet Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) stood up to that ...

Audiences at this summer’s Copenhagen Summer Festival were treated to a masterful performance of Stanislav Lyudkevich’s ...

and a shrapnel-pierced bust of the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, discovered in a small town outside Kyiv, to name just a few. At one time, they all seemed so important, so comforting in their ...

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In the 19th century, renowned Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko wrote: "Keep fighting—you are sure to win!" All these years later, Ukrainians across the world are battling on. And they firmly ...

Growing up in a Ukrainian peasant family, knowing all hardships of serf life, young artist and poet Taras Shevchenko in the years of study clearly identifies the meaning of true art, which is to ...

From 1964 to 1991, the city was named Shevchenko, in honor of the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, who was exiled to the area during his lifetime. Aktau is located on the Mangyshlak Peninsula and ...