Shevchenko and the Ukrainian National Myth
Why would anyone shoot at a 19th-century poet in the 21st century? In Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko is far more than a figure from literary history. This article explores how his life, language and poetry became a living national myth.
Authors
- Віталій Мудраков
Publication Details
- Journal
- Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung
- Published
- 2026-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25355/47rq-pw26
- Primary Topic
- Ukrainian Cultural and Linguistic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00