Taras Shevchenko was born in 1814, he was a poet, prose writer, playwright, artist, and political and public figure in Ukraine. In his works, Shevchenko dreamed of the times when his motherland would become an independent sovereign state. His literarylegacy is considered to be the beginning of modern Ukrainian literature and gave a very important impetus to the emergenceof the modern Ukrainian language. It is not surprising that many of Shevchenko’s poems and songs became folk songs. Hiscollection of poems Kobzar (1840) was translated into more than 100 languages, and monuments in his honor have beeninstalled in 35 countries. His image is a symbol of freedom for Ukrainians.
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