Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko
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Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko – a Ukrainian poet, prose writer, artist, ethnographer and thinker. He was born in the village of Moryntsi in the Kiev Governorate into a family of serf peasants. Taras's childhood was spent in poverty and hard labor. After his parents' deaths he became an apprentice to a church clerk, received a basic education and developed his talent for drawing.
In 1829 Taras Shevchenko entered the service of the landowner Engelhardt, who noticed his artistic abilities and sent him to study painting in Saint Petersburg. In 1838 Shevchenko became a student at the Imperial Academy of Arts under the guidance of Karl Bryullov. In 1840 his first collection of poems, "Kobzar", was published, bringing him great popularity.
Shevchenko wrote many well-known poems – "Haidamaky", "Heretic", "Kateryna", "Naymychka" and "The Caucasus". However, his public activity led to unfortunate consequences. In 1846 Shevchenko was arrested for his participation in the Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood and was exiled to the Orenburg corps, where he was forbidden from engaging in creative work. Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko died on 26 February 1861 in Saint Petersburg.
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Date of birth
09 March 1814
Date of death
10 March 1861
Occupation
Poet