История /1. Отечественная история

Spirkina O.O.

Cherkasy Academy of Fire Safety Named After Chornobyl Heroes, Ukraine

MEMORIALIZING OF TARAS SHEVCHENKO

IN HIS HOMELAND IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE STATE INDEPENDENCE OF UKRAINE

Cherkasy region is the heart of Ukraine. And it’s not only because of its location. It was the homeland of a great number of prominent personalities who left noticeable traces in the history of Ukraine. The most famous and respected among them is Taras Shevchenko. So it’s not surprising that Cherkasy region is often called Shevchenko’s land.

In 1991-2001 in Cherkasy region some monuments to T. Shevchenko were erected. For instance, in the village of Kyrylivka-Shevchenkove Zvenyhorodka district on May, 21, 1992 the sculpture of Kyiv artist A. Kushch “Taras mandruye” (“Taras is travelling”) was opened with a formal ceremony. According to the Order of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism № 58/0/16-10 from February, 3, 2010, this monument was entered in the register of the monuments of the monumental art [1]. This year in the village of Subotiv Chygyryn district at the foot of Bohdan Hill the memorable sign to T. Shevchenko was placed. The author of it was Yu. Somikov [2]. On June, 20, 1993 in the town of Zolotonosha a bronze statue to T. Shevchenko was erected in the park. The authors of the monument were A. Gaiduchenya and P. Movchan. In 1993 a monument to T. Shevchenko was erected in the village of Khudyaky Cherkasy district, the author of which was a young Cherkasy sculptor V. Dymyon. And in 1999 the third monument to T. Shevchenko was opened in the Korsun’-Shevchenkivs’ky State Historical and Cultural Reserve on Kotsyubyns’ky’s island. Its authors were E. Kuntsevych and K. Sydorov.

Taking into consideration that the birthplace of T. Shevchenko was Cherkashchyna and he spent his childhood there it was necessary to make a state reserve in Zvenyhorodka district. So, according to the Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine “About the formation of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve “Taras Shevchenko Homeland” № 156 from March, 25, 1992, was made a decision to make a State Reserve on the base of historical, cultural and nature monuments of the villages of Shevchenkove, Moryntsi, Budyshche Zvenyhorodka district Cherkasy region which are connected with Shevchenko’s life and creative work [3]. Its territory included 27,3 hectares and the Reserve consisted of 43 monuments of cultural heritage including tombs of poet’s parents, scribe’s house, Engelgardt’s estate and so on. The Literature-memorial Museum named after Shevchenko became a constituent of the Reserve too.

In September 1992 Shevchenko parents’ house-museum in the village of Shevchenkove Zvenyhorodka district was burnt completely. That’s why Ukrainian newspapers appealed to the public for donation. As a result the following year there was an unveiling of a rebuilt house. During this celebration President of Ukraine L. Kravchuk was presented [4].

Shevchenko National Park “Hill of Taras” in the town of Kaniv which was made in 1925 is the oldest historical and cultural reserve in Ukraine and the first to get the status of “national” according to Decree of President of Ukraine “About national establishments of culture” № 587/94 from October, 11, 1994 [5]. The total area of it is 2500 hectares. It consists of 8 monuments of cultural heritage, among which there is T. Shevchenko’s tomb, Museum of Kobsar “Tarasova Svitlytsya” (“Taras’s living-room”) built in 1884 and reconstructed in 1991 and others [6; 7].

So, people in Ukraine and in Cherkasy region in particular love and honor the prominent person who was born there. And memorializing of Taras Sevchenko is a guarantee of the formation of the national identity of the Ukrainian people. 

 

References

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3.                 Постанова КМУ Про створення державного історико-культурного заповідника «Батьківщина Тараса Шевченка» від 25.03.1992 р. № 156 [Електронний ресурс] // Законодавство України [Сайт]. – Режим доступу : http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/156-92-%D0%BF.

4.                 Рець С. Святині не горять [Текст] / С. Рець // Черкаський край. – 1993. – 26 травня. – С. 1.

5.                 Указ Президента України Про національні заклади культури від 11.10.1994 р. № 587/94 [Електронний ресурс] // Законодавство України [Сайт]. – Режим доступу : http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/587/94.

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