Memorials Legacy of Taras Shevchenko

1 memorials

1.1 ukraine
1.2 former ussr countries
1.3 north america

memorials
ukraine

there many monuments shevchenko throughout ukraine, notably @ memorial in kaniv , in center of kyiv, across kyiv university bears name. kyiv metro station, tarasa shevchenka, dedicated shevchenko. among other notable monuments poet located throughout ukraine ones in kharkiv (in front of shevchenko park. kharkiv|shevchenko park), lviv, luhansk , many others.

after ukraine gained independence in wake of 1991 soviet collapse, ukrainian cities replaced statues of lenin statues of taras shevchenko , in locations lacked streets named him, local authorities renamed streets or squares shevchenko.

in 2001, ukrainian society prosvita raised initiative of building church near chernecha mount in kaniv, taras shevchenko buried. initiative got rather supportive response in society. since many charity events have been held on country gather donations above purpose. marathon under slogan let s build church kobzar first national radio channel of ukraine collected 39,000 hryvnias (about us$7,500) in october 2003.

former ussr countries

outside of ukraine, monuments shevchenko have been put in several locations of former ussr associated legacy, both in soviet , post-soviet times. modern monument in saint petersburg erected on december 22, 2000, first monument (pictured) built in city in 1918 on order of lenin shortly after great russian revolution. there monument located next shevchenko museum @ square bears poet s name in orsk, russia (the location of military garrison poet served) there street, library , orsk pedagogical institute|pedagogical institute named poet. there shevchenko monuments , museums in cities of kazakhstan later transferred military: aqtau (the city named shevchenko between 1964 , 1992) , nearby fort shevchenko (renamed fort alexandrovsky in 1939), , street after him in vilnius, lived. t.g. shevchenko university in tiraspol, capital of transnistria, main university of region. there bilingual taras sevchenko high school in sighetu marmatiei, romania.

north america

outside of ukraine , former ussr, monuments shevchenko have been put in many countries, under initiative of local ukrainian diasporas. there several memorial societies , monuments him throughout canada , united states. notable american monument large bronze , granite monument in washington, d.c., near dupont circle designed artist leo mol. carving of granite stonework vincent illuzzi of barre, vermont. there monument in soyuzivka in new york state, tipperary hill in syracuse, new york.

a park in elmira heights, n.y. , street named after shevchenko in new york city s east village. section of connecticut route 9 goes through new britain named after shevchenko.

the notable canadian monument bronze , granite statue of taras shevchenko in ottawa, created leo mol, , unveiled on june 26, 2011. (see taras shevchenko monument ottawa). leo mol sculpture garden in winnipeg, manitoba, canada, contains many images of taras shevchenko.

a two-tonne bronze statue of shevchenko, located in memorial park outside of oakville, ontario discovered stolen in december 2006. taken scrap metal; head recovered in damaged state, statue not repairable. head on exhibit @ taras shevchenko museum & memorial park foundation in toronto.

a taras shevchenko museum & memorial park foundation located in toronto, canada. video tour of museum created in march 2010. among other exhibits, video tour includes footage of shevchenko s death mask.

there shevchenko boulevard in lasalle borough of montreal, quebec. town of vita in manitoba, canada named shevchenko in honor.