Taras Shevchenko Poster

Taras Shevchenko

40.00% | December 17, 1951 | Drama, History

Growing up in a Ukrainian peasant family, knowing all hardships of serf life, young artist and poet Taras Shevchenko in the years of study clearly identifies the meaning of true art, which is to serve the interests of the people. The poems of Shevchenko are imbued with love for the common people. Fiery freedom-loving creativity of Taras Shevchenko is known throughout Russia. Nicholas I exiles the poet to the distant Caspian fort where he is to serve as an ordinary soldier and is banned from writing or drawing. In the poet's difficult days he has the support of Ukrainian soldier Skobelev, Polish revolutionary Sierakowski, captain Kosarev and the commandant of the fortress, Uskov. For the sake of his release Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov are hard at work. And so, the sick and aged Shevchenko is finally free. Together with Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov, he dreams of a bright future of the motherland, when the Russian and Ukrainian peoples throw off the chains of slavery.

Featured Crew

Ihor Savchenko
Director
Ihor Savchenko
Screenplay
Levan Shengeliya
Production Design
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Cast

Sergey Bondarchuk
Sergey Bondarchuk
Taras Shevchenko
Vladimir Chestnokov
Vladimir Chestnokov
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
Nikolai Timofeyev
Nikolai Timofeyev
Nikolay Dobrolyubov
Hnat Yura
Hnat Yura
Mikhail Shchepkin
Ivan Pereverzev
Ivan Pereverzev
Zygmunt Sierakowski

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