Taras Shevchenko, the National Poet of Ukraine… and ‘Russian’ Donetsk

Edit CounterPunch 01 Apr 2016
In the pantheon of “fathers of nations” of any European country, there are eminent poets who expressed the spirit of their nation and shaped its national language and imaginary ... In Ukraine, such a national figure is . [1]. Early years ... Petersburg. In St ... In the spring of 1828, Shevchenko became a free man ... In Kyiv, he met with prominent Ukrainian writers and intellectuals Panteleimon Kulish, Evhen Hrebinka and Mykhaylo Maksymovych ... Notes. ... ....
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