TARAS SHEVCHENKO IN THE ENGLISN-SPEAKING WORLD

WORLD COMMEMORATES TARAS SHEVCHENKO’S ANNIVERSARY IN 2014

Shevchenko’s favourite writer was William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

• The poet created two drawings to Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘King Lear’ in 1843.

THE POET ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED AND LOVED

DANIEL DEFOE (1660-1731) “ROBINSON CRUSOE”

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TARAS SHEVCHENKO KNEW AND SHOWED HIS INTERESTS TO THE GREAT ENGLISH NOVELISTS

WALTER SCOTT (1771-1834)

JONATHAN SWIFT (1667-1745)

ROBERT BURNS (1759-1796)

GEORGE BYRON (1788-1824)

THE FIRST ARTICLE ABOUT UKRAINIAN POET APPEARED IN ENGLAND IN 1877 IN THE LITERARY WEEKLY PAPER ‘ ALL THE YEAR ROUND’ , WHICH WAS PUBLISHED BY CHARLES DICKENS,THE JR.

Nowadays the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain is the largest representative body of Ukrainians.

In honor of the 200th anniversary of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko on October 15, 2013 the Central Alley at Sedgwick Site in Cambridge University was named TARAS SHEVCHENKO WAY.

THE SHEVCHENKO’S MUSEUM IN TORONTO, CANADA

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• The mission is:

• -to popularize • the life and works of

the Bard of Ukraine; -to promote

Ukrainian culture.• ,

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• The exhibitions • are dedicated to • the art, life and literary

legacy of Taras Shevchenko.

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THE CELEBRATION OF THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY IN TORONTO, CANADA

A major Shevchenko book will be published by the Taras Shevchenko Museum in Toronto.

UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICA

NEW YORK THE USA

TO THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE UKRAINIAN BARDBY THE SHEVCHENKO SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY IN THE

USA

The Society is preparing a Jubilee Project which includes publication of

Shevchenko's works and new Shevchenko scholarship.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 1200 MONUMENTS TO TARAS SHEVCHENKO IN UKRAINE AND ALL OVER

THE WORLD

TARAS SHEVCHENKO’S STATUE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

• Monuments commemorating the great poet were installed not only all over the territory of Ukraine but also in 28 other countries.  

TARAS SHEVCHENKO’S MONUMENT IN WINNIPEG, CANADA

THE MONUMENT TO UKRANIAN BARD IN OTTAWA, CANADA