Read the texts about Taras Shevchenko. Make up your own report about the great Ukrainian poet. Present your report in class. Taras Shevchenko is a famous Ukrainian poet, artist and thinker. He was born on March 9th, 1814 in the village of Moryntsi. His parents’ names were Grigory and Catherina. Taras Shevchenko was a serf.
Read the text and do the exercises. Taras Shevchenko (1814-61) is an outstanding Ukrainian poet, artist and thinker. His first collection of verse, Kobzar (1840), marked a new stage in the development of Ukrainian literature. His poems Kateryna, Haidamaky, drama Nazar Stodolya (1841 –43), collection of verse Three Summers (1843-45), also The Women Servant, Heretic
Read the text and find out three periods in Shevchenko’s life. Give the title to each period. Taras Shevchenko, the son of serfs, was born on the estate of Baron Vasyl’ Engelhardt on 9 March, 1814. The place of his birth was the village of Moryntsi, some 200 kilometres to the south of Kyiv, an
