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Father of Ukrainian Literature “Dig my grave and raise my barrow By the Dnieper-side In Ukraine, my own land, A fair land and wide” (Taras G. Shevchenko,www.infoukes.com) Taras Gregorievich Shevchenko (1814-1861) is one of the greatest Ukrainian poets and painters. He is deeply bellowed by Ukrainians for his patriotism to the country. Schevchenko’s poetry is nation wide and was translated in different languages. He was one of the first Ukrainian poets who came from a poor family of serfs and became a famous writer and artist. Taras Shevchenko was a person who was asking for the freedom for his country for many years in his poetry and art peaces. Because of the inexhaustible emotional energy of his poetry, because of his deep compassion for the sufferings of others, Schevchenko will always remain in people’s hearts. In this paper I will describe his life from his childhood to the adulthood, and give examples of his work and stories on which those poems were written. Taras Gregorievich Schevchenko was born on March 9, 1814 in the Ukrainian village of Moryntsi. His parents were serfs and lived in poverty. Schevchenko’s mother died when he turned nine, so his father got married second time