Taras Shevchenko - born March 9, 1814 and passed away March 10, 1861 Looming out of the eventful pages of Ukrainian history and casting all others into the shadow is the figure of Taras Shevchenko - the great Ukrainian poet, painter, and martyr. Rarely in the worlds history has an individual gripped the hearts, the imagination, and the intellect of a nation to such an extent and degree as Taras Shevchenko has done to that of the Ukrainian people. And what is more rare is the spell his spirit continues to exercise to this very day on the most divergent classes of our nation: rich man, poor man, beggar man - all fall under the sway of his influence. There must have been some very unusual power in him and his works to have evoked for him such a feeling of love, respect and submission among our people. A close scrutiny of Shevchenkos personality and works discloses that the outstanding characteristic about him, one which is responsible for his greatness, was his character, and with it his love for his people. All else was subordinate. True, he was a great poet: one who will become world famous - when our Ukrainian language becomes better known among the other nationalities. And true, he was painter of no mean ability. But, these qualities were not sufficient in themselves to raise him to greatness. A divine touch was needed for that. And that divine touch was his character. He saw before him the great abuses of the most elementary human rights, and he saw his duty loc.gov/rr/european/shevchenko.html
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 00:40:56 +0000
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