Taras Shevchenko Writer

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Тара́с Григо́рович Шевче́нко, pronounced [tɑˈrɑs ɦrɪˈɦɔrɔvɪt͡ʃ ʃɛwˈt͡ʃɛnkɔ], Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko; March 9 [O.S. February 25] 1814 – March 10 [O.S. February 26] 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 convicted for writing works satirising the Tsar and Tsarina.

Personal facts

Pseudonym	K.Darmohrai Kobzar Darmohrai Ruel T.Sh. Perebendya
Birth date	March 09, 1814
Birth name	Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko Тара́с Григо́рович Шевче́нко
Birth place	Cherkasy Oblast , Ukraine , Moryntsi , Russian Empire , Kiev Governorate
Ethnicity	Ukrainians
Citizenship	Russian Empire
Date of death	March 10, 1861
Place of death	Russia , Russian Empire , Saint Petersburg
Resting place	Kaniv , Ukraine , Taras Hill
Education	Imperial Academy of Arts Saint Petersburg