Taras Shevchenko was a prominent 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. 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.
Shevchenko has had a unique place in Ukrainian cultural history and in world literature. Through his writings he laid the foundations for the creation of a fully functional modern Ukrainian literature. His poetry contributed greatly to the growth of Ukrainian national consciousness, and his influence on various facets of Ukrainian intellectual, literary, and national life is still felt to this day.
ці маленькі книжечки — як пляшечки з міні-бару: я не можу зупинитися.
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Поставлю хату і кімнату, Садок-райочок насажу. Поси́жу я і похожу В своїй маленькій благодаті. Та в одині-самотині В садочку буду спочивати, Присняться діточки мені, Веселая присниться мати, Давнє-колишній та ясний Присниться сон мені!.. і ти!.. Ні, я не буду спочивати, Бо й ти приснишся. І мали́й Райочок мій спідтиха-тиха Підкрадешся, наробиш лиха... Запалиш рай мій самотний