‘The World Through the poet Taras Shevchenko’s Eyes’ – Kyiv’s 5-Meter-High Bust Unveiled

Poetry in war times! Russian Tsar Nicholas I persecuted him!

"On Tuesday, Aug. 5, a large, yellow five-meter (16.4-feet) high bust of Ukraine’s national poet Taras Shevchenko was unveiled in Kyivʼs Taras Shevchenko Park, close to the monument that celebrates the man. The object is an interactive installation dubbed “The World Through Shevchenkoʼs Eyes,” and will be open until Aug. 15. ...

Often known as the “Great Kobzar,” after his collection of poetry that itself refers to the traditional Ukrainian Kobzar, or traveling minstrel ...

Born into a peasant family in 1814 his talent for art and writing, which was noticed and encouraged by several patrons early on, he was arrested in 1847 by the Tsarist Russian police, sentenced to 25 years military service, and exiled – with an order handwritten by Nicholas I himself that forbade him from writing or painting. The injunction was only lifted after the Tsar died 10 years later, though he was arrested several times in the coming years for producing works that the Russian authorities considered to be “anti-government and blasphemous.” ..."

‘The World Through Shevchenko’s Eyes’ – Kyiv’s 5-Meter-High Bust Unveiled "On Tuesday an interactive installation dedicated to Ukraine’s great poet, writer and artist, Taras Shevchenko [1814-1861], was positioned in the park that bears his name in the center of the capital."

The five-meter-high installation dedicated to Ukraine’s Taras Shevchenko.