On March 9, Ukraine celebrates the birthday of one of the greatest sons of the nation - Taras Shevchenko, who was destined to become one of the most prominent Ukrainians of all time. The son of enslaved peasants strongly condemned serfdom and urged the Ukrainians to fight for their independence. Only more than 100 years after Kobzar's death, his passion for his dream came true. It is no wonder that he is called the prophet, because the poems about Ukraine written about Ukraine are not lost at all by Taras Shevchenko.
All Ukrainians worship Taras Shevchenko - the biography of the master is well known to everyone. However, there were many events in the busy life of Kobzar that little is known about. We have told interesting facts about the life and preferences of Kobzar that will impress you.
What is known Taras Shevchenko - interesting facts and short biography
Taras Shevchenko was born on March 9, 1814 in the village of Moryntsi, which is now a popular tourism site for kobzar supporters. Shevchenko's family had 7 children and lived in extremely difficult conditions.
In local thanks, Taras learned literacy, arithmetic, drawing. It was for the last skill that he became famous for his life. Although we now honor Shevchenko as a poet, as an artist he showed no less talent. His paintings can be seen in the National Museum of Taras Shevchenko. It is thanks to his detailed self -portraits that we know what Kobzar looked like.
In 1831, Shevchenko moved to St. Petersburg with his landlord Engelhard. He wanted to make money in Taras paintings, so he gave him to study at the painter Vasily Shiryaev. There he met the talented young artists who made his redemption from serfdom.
After gaining freedom, Taras continued to practice drawing and writing poems. In 1840, his first poetic collection "Kobzar" was published. Although it did not contain candid revolutionary calls, the reaction of the royal power was extremely negative. Due to frank anti-City views and membership in the "rebellious" Cyril and Methodius Society in 1847, Shevchenko was sentenced to 10 years of exile.
At the time of punishment, Shevchenko continued to write poetry, although it was strictly forbidden. In 1859, after his release, he was allowed to visit Ukraine, but was soon arrested. Constant arrests, torture and hard forced labor have undermined the artist's health. On March 10, 1861, at the age of 47, he died in St. Petersburg in a foreign land.
Here's a number of interesting facts about Kobzar:
- Taras was the only child in the family whom the parents were given to study. Even in their youth, they considered his desire for science.
- In his youth, the guy made paintings for life: he painted and sold the rich.
- The biggest dream of Kobzar's life was to buy his siblings from serfdom, but unfortunately, it could not.
- During his studies in St. Petersburg, he joined the secular circle and began to dress fashionably. One day he spent almost all the annual salary on a new cloak. He also spent a lot of money on entertainment, cards and drinking with friends.
- He loved the artist and delicious to eat. It is known that his favorite dishes were borsch with dried cruciate carps, colans, dumplings, and drank all this with strong tea with rum.
- Shevchenko's ransom from serfdom is now equivalent to about $ 40,000.
- One day he studied Polish for the sake of a beloved Pole, but could not marry the prohibition of marriages between serfs and a free peasant.
- The poet has lived for 17 years in St. Petersburg, but never wrote that he likes this city. In his works, he sang only Ukraine.
- In 1861, at his own expense, he issued a letter for free schools.
- Taras's works were intended mainly to Ukrainian nobles, not peasants, because ordinary people were not able to read at the time.
- The artist was a famous hunter and often fell in love, but never married.
