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Slovenia: Taras Sevcenko (Taras Grigorovich Shevchenko,1814-1861), Ukrainian poet, writer, artist and politician. Sculpture outside a house in the Slovenian village of Stanjel which overlooks the Vipava Valley

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (March 9, 1814 March 10, 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, as well as folklorist and ethnographer. His literary heritage is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, the modern Ukrainian language. Shevchenko is also known for many masterpieces as a painter and an illustrator.<br/><br/>. He was a member of the Sts Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood and an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts. In 1847 Shevchenko was politically convicted for writing in the Ukrainian language, promoting the independence of Ukraine and ridiculing the members of the Russian Imperial House.
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Title:
Slovenia: Taras Sevcenko (Taras Grigorovich Shevchenko,1814-1861), Ukrainian poet, writer, artist and politician. Sculpture outside a house in the Slovenian village of Stanjel which overlooks the Vipava Valley
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Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (March 9, 1814 March 10, 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, as well as folklorist and ethnographer. His literary heritage is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, the modern Ukrainian language. Shevchenko is also known for many masterpieces as a painter and an illustrator.

. He was a member of the Sts Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood and an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts. In 1847 Shevchenko was politically convicted for writing in the Ukrainian language, promoting the independence of Ukraine and ridiculing the members of the Russian Imperial House.
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3267 x 4987 px | 46.6 MB
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27.7 x 42.2 cm | 10.9 x 16.6 in (300 dpi)
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