Taras Shevchenko
Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Тарас Григорович Шевченко, pronounced [tɐˈrɑz ɦrɪˈɦɔrowɪtʃ ʃeu̯ˈtʃɛnko]; 9 March [O.S. 25 February] 1814 – 10 March [O.S. 26 February] 1861), also known as Kobzar Taras, or simply Kobzar, 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.
Taras Shevchenko Тарас Шевченко | |
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Ivan Kramskoi, Portrait of Taras Shevchenko (1871), Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow | |
| Born | 9 March [O.S. 25 February] 1814 Moryntsi, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Moryntsi, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | 10 March [O.S. 26 February] 1861 (aged 47) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | National Preserve "Taras Hill", Kaniv, Ukraine |
| Pen name | Kobzar Darmohrai, Perebendya |
| Occupation | Poet and artist |
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| Education | Member Academy of Arts (1860) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1845) |
| Period | 1840–1861 |
| Notable works | Kobzar |
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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.
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