![]() The tradition surrounding the bards has its roots in earlier Ukrainian practices but really took hold in the 16th century Cossack-Ukrainian state. The collection took its name from the itinerant bards of Ukraine, the kobzari. In this time, he published his most famous poetry collection, Kobzar (1840). ![]() ![]() Julia Lasica celebrates Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine’s national poetįor us Ukrainians, Shevchenko was the first poet to put into words what it meant to be Ukrainian: the continuous struggle against Russian imperialism, the pursuit of freedom and democracy which are core to our identity, and the deep links with our land.īorn into a serfdom imposed by the Russian empire in Ukraine, Shevchenko had a short lived period of freedom after being bought out of slavery by fellow poets and artists who recognised his talent. ![]()
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