Taras shevchenko biography in english

1814 - March 9th
Taras Shevchenko was born into the serf peasant family of Hryhoriy and Kateryna Shevchenko belonging to the landowner Vasiliy Engelhart, in the village of Moryntsi, central Ukraine.

1816 - January
The Shevchenko family moves to the village of Kerelivka (now Shevchenkove), where Taras spent his childhood years.

1822 - October
Shevchenko begins to study reading and writing under the tutelage of church deacons.

1825 - March
Taras is orphaned.

1828 - Autumn
The Engelhardt household, including Shevchenko, moves to Vilnius, Lithuania.

1831 -
Because of rising popular unrest in Poland and Lithuania, Engelhardt moves his entourage to St.

Petersburg and the following year apprentices Shevchenko to the painter Shiryaev for four years.

1835 - July
While drawing statues in the St. Petersburg Summer Gardens, Shevchenko is noticed by fellow countryman and art student, I.Soshenko, who recognized Taras's talent.

1838 - Apr