{"id":12095,"date":"2025-03-10T15:33:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T14:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.standwithukraineeurope.com\/?p=12095"},"modified":"2025-03-17T18:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:26:57","slug":"anniversary-of-poet-taras-shevchenko-poet-painter-and-symbol-of-ukrainian-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standwithukraineeurope.com\/en\/anniversary-of-poet-taras-shevchenko-poet-painter-and-symbol-of-ukrainian-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Anniversary of Poet Taras Shevchenko: Poet, Painter, and Symbol of Ukrainian Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"166\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"164\">Born 211 years ago, Taras Shevchenko (March 9, 1814 \u2013 March 10, 1861) remains an iconic figure of Ukraine and a symbol of resistance against Russian oppression.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"347\">A <strong data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"201\">poet, painter, and humanist<\/strong>, he gave the Ukrainian language its first literary masterpiece: <em data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"274\">Kobzar<\/em>, a collection of poems that became a cornerstone of national identity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"766\">Born into a family of <strong data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"388\">serf peasants<\/strong>, Shevchenko dedicated his life to fighting injustice and serfdom. His commitment to <strong data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"492\">social equality<\/strong> led to his <strong data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"524\">arrest and exile<\/strong> in the Russian military, with <strong data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"615\">Tsar Nicholas I forbidding him from writing and painting<\/strong>. Yet, he never stopped creating\u2014writing stories and painting relentlessly. Freed in 1857, he remained under <strong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"763\">police surveillance until his death<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"956\">His legacy has transcended time, carried forward by a <strong data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"872\">nation that continues to fight for its freedom<\/strong>. His verses still echo today, chanted during protests against Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"1057\">The <strong data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"992\">very first written mention<\/strong> of <em data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1013\">&#8220;Slava Ukra\u00efni&#8221;<\/em> appeared in <strong data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1034\">1840<\/strong> in one of his poems:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1162\"><em data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1160\">&#8220;Our thought, our song<br data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1085\" \/>Will live on forever,<br data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1109\" \/>And there lies our glory,<br data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1137\" \/>The glory of Ukraine!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1327\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As the <strong data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1226\">Kremlin denies Ukraine\u2019s very existence and culture<\/strong>, it is more important than ever to honor those who shaped its identity and to preserve their memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born 211 years ago, Taras Shevchenko (March 9, 1814 \u2013 March 10, 1861) remains an iconic figure of Ukraine and a symbol of resistance against Russian oppression. 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