On the 22nd of May 1861 Taras Shevchenko’s ashes, according to his will, were buried in Ukraine. A tradition to honor this date was revived only in 1989.

On the occasion of this anniversary were laid down flowers from the representatives of our university to the foot of the monument, situated near Ostashivskiy pond.

We can feel the poet’s words through centuries. Taras Shevchenko really found appropriate words, you can’t forget. They imprint in our minds and heart, because they display national feelings, thoughts and hopes.

Representatives of the ciy administration came to bow to Kobzar according to his “Zapovit (the Will)”.

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Way of Great Kobzar to Ukraine:

Saint Petersburg. On the 26th of April (8th of May) 1861 Taras Shevchenko’s body was disentombed at Smolenskiy’s and conveyed to Moscow.

The path went through Serpoukhov, Tula, Orel, Kromy, Dmytrivsk, Sevsk, Hlukhiv, Krovelets, Baturyn, Nizhyn, Nosivka, Bobrovytsia, Brovary and, finally, Kyiv. Students of St. Volodymyr University carried the coffin via Lantsiuhoviy mist (bridge) to the Christ’s Church in Podol.

In Kyiv came to bid farewell students, poets and a lot of Kyiv citizens. Even some poet’s relatives wanted to bury him in Kyiv, but Hryhoriy Chestiakivskiy insisted on funeral in Kaniv, because Shevchenko’s dream was “quiet shelter and peace beside Kaniv”.

Burying:

On the 8th of May (20th of May) Kobzar’s mortal remains were conveyed from Kyiv to Kaniv. 2 days his coffin was placed in Uspensky sobor (cathedral). T. Shevchenko’s brothers wanted to bury Taras by Uspensky cathedral, but Hryhoriy Chestiakivskiy managed to insist on Shevchenko’s will. On the 10th (22nd) of May his ashes were carried to Chernecha Hora (mountain).