However, fulfilling Shevchenko's wish, expressed in his poem "Testament" ("Zapovit"), to be buried in Ukraine, his friends arranged the transfer of his remains by train to Moscow and then by horse-drawn wagon to his homeland.
Namun, untuk memenuhi keinginan Shevchenko yang disampaikan dalam puisi "Wasiat" ("Zapovit") agar dapat dimakamkan di Ukraina, teman-temannya mengatur pemindahan jenazahnya dengan menggunakan kereta api ke Moskwa dan kemudian dengan gerobak ke Ukraina.