Monument to Taras Shevchenko ( Ukrainian: Monument to Taras Shevchenko ) - a monument erected in honor of the Ukrainian poet, prose writer, artist and ethnographer Taras Shevchenko in the capital of Latvia - Riga .
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| Monument to Taras Shevchenko | |
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| Monument to Taras Shevchenko | |
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| A country |  Latvia |
| City | Riga |
| Sculptor | Igor Grechanik |
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| Build Date | 2015 year |
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History
On November 6, 2015, as part of a working visit to Latvia, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk and the head of the Latvian government Laimdota Straujuma opened a monument to Taras Shevchenko in Riga , in Kronvalda Park , which depicts the young Kobzar at the age of 23 [1] .
The monument was opened thanks to the Ukrainian community in Latvia [2] . The monument was authored by sculptor Igor Grechanik, who created it in Ukraine with funds donated by the Congress of Ukrainians of Latvia, Ukrainian society and representatives of other nationalities living in Latvia. In general, the cost of the monument amounted to approximately 85,000 euros [2] .
References and References
- Kucheruk Oleksandr (writer, director of the library ime. O. Olzhicha) // Cherkasy region - the land of Bogdan i Taras. Cultural science zbirnik., К .: "Ukrainian Proprietary", 2002, st. 67-80.
- Shevchenko's monuments on the website kobzar.info unopened (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 21, 2018. Archived on February 7, 2014.
- Interactive map of the monuments to Taras Shevchenko .
Notes
- ↑ A monument to Taras Shevchenko (rus.) Was opened in Riga , RIA Novosti Ukraine . Date of treatment June 21, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 In Latvia, there was a monument to Taras Shevchenko (Ukrainian) . Radio Liberty. Date of treatment June 21, 2018.