  taras hryhorovych shevchenko (, , taras hryhorovych shevchenko;  â ) was a 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 and, to a large extent, the modern ukrainian language. 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. in 1847 shevchenko was convicted for writing works satirising the tsar and tsarina.report of orlov to nicholai i about the st cyril and methodius brotherhood. may 26, 1847. izbornik. july 11, 2014 ==life== [[file:taras shevchen
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