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[[File:Grave of Taras Shevchenko.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Taras Shevchenko's statue at his burial place.]] [[File:Тарасова світлиця.jpg|thumb|250px|Taras' hut]] |
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[[File:Kaniv1914.jpg|thumb|294x294px|Gendarmes at the Shevchenko's bronze cross on the hill, 1914]] |
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'''Taras Hill''' or '''Chernecha Hora''' ({{lang-uk|Чернеча гора}}; literally, Monk's Hill) is a hill on the bank of the [[Dnieper]] near [[Kaniv]] in [[Ukraine]] and an important landmark of the [[Shevchenko National Preserve]] where the remains of the famous Ukrainian poet and artist [[Taras Shevchenko]] have been buried since 1861. The original site of Shevchenko's burial is the [[Smolensky Cemetery]] in [[St. Petersburg]] and later his body was moved to the banks of [[Dnieper]]. |
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The hill formerly belonged to Kaniv's Holy Dormition monastery (Eastern Orthodox) that existed here since the 11th century. The monastery was the burial place of several [[hetman of Ukraine|hetmans of Ukraine]]: [[Ivan Pidkova]], [[Samiylo Kishka]] and others. |
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[[File:Тарасова світлиця.jpg|thumb|293x293px|"Taras' room", an 1884 built museum renovated in 1991]] |
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Due to the 100th Anniversary of Shevchenko birth, in 1914, the Russian government dispatched gendarmes and cossacks to prevent pilgrimage to the burial. |
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==Historical overview== |
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In the past, the mount was a part of the ancient [[Kaniv]] [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] [[Monastery]], where many [[hetman]]s of [[Zaporozhian Cossacks|Ukrainian Cossacks]] had been buried.<ref name="kaniv">[http://www.kaniv.net/org.php?l=13 Kaniv.net Directory, in Ukrainian]</ref> |
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Since 1923 the hill was part of the [[Kaniv Nature Reserve|Kaniv Nature Preserve]]. In 1926 the special Kaniv Museum-Preserve of Shevchenko was created. In 1939 a Russian sculptor [[Matvey Manizer]] (architect Yevgeniy Levinson) created the bronze statue that along with newly built museum building built by Ukrainian architects [[Vasyl Krychevsky]] and [[Petro Kostyrko]] became the main features of the location. |
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| ⚫ | It was on the Taras Hill that [[Oleksa Hirnyk]] burned himself to death in protest of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] suppression of the Ukrainian language, culture and history in 1978.<ref>''Crimes of Communism Against Ukraine And Her People, Art Ukraine web-site''</ref> It happened on the 60th anniversary of the initial declaration of Ukrainian independence in 1918. |
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| ⚫ | At present, the mount belongs to the Shevchenko National Preserve |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://shevchenko-museum.com.ua/default/static/view/9 Historical outlook] at the Shevchenko Preserve website |
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*[http://www.ukrainatv.com/index.php?sourceid=5&fuseaction=files.one&id=9394&catid=69 Chernecha Hora on UkrainaTV] |
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*[http://kobzar.info/our/travel/ Pictures on Chernecha hora travels on Kobzar Web Site] |
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[[Category:Hills of Ukraine]] |
[[Category:Hills of Ukraine]] |
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[[Category:Dnieper Upland]] |
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[[Category:Dnieper basin]] |
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[[Category:Museums in Cherkasy Oblast]] |
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[[Category:Poetry museums]] |
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[[Category:Biographical museums in Ukraine]] |
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[[Category:Kaniv]] |
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[[uk:Чернеча гора]] |
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[[pl:Narodowy Rezerwat Szewczenki]] |
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[[ru:Могила Тараса Шевченко]] |
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Revision as of 02:21, 31 January 2024
| Chernecha Hill | |
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| Taras Hill | |
  Chernecha Hill Location in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine | |
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| Coordinates | 49°43′59″N 31°30′53″E / 49.73306°N 31.51472°E |
Taras Hill or Chernecha Hora (Template:Lang-uk; literally, Monk's Hill) is a hill on the bank of the Dnieper near Kaniv in Ukraine and an important landmark of the Shevchenko National Preserve where the remains of the famous Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko have been buried since 1861. The original site of Shevchenko's burial is the Smolensky Cemetery in St. Petersburg and later his body was moved to the banks of Dnieper.
The hill formerly belonged to Kaniv's Holy Dormition monastery (Eastern Orthodox) that existed here since the 11th century. The monastery was the burial place of several hetmans of Ukraine: Ivan Pidkova, Samiylo Kishka and others.
Due to the 100th Anniversary of Shevchenko birth, in 1914, the Russian government dispatched gendarmes and cossacks to prevent pilgrimage to the burial.
Since 1923 the hill was part of the Kaniv Nature Preserve. In 1926 the special Kaniv Museum-Preserve of Shevchenko was created. In 1939 a Russian sculptor Matvey Manizer (architect Yevgeniy Levinson) created the bronze statue that along with newly built museum building built by Ukrainian architects Vasyl Krychevsky and Petro Kostyrko became the main features of the location.
It was on the Taras Hill that Oleksa Hirnyk burned himself to death in protest of Soviet suppression of the Ukrainian language, culture and history in 1978.[1] It happened on the 60th anniversary of the initial declaration of Ukrainian independence in 1918.
At present, the mount belongs to the Shevchenko National Preserve dedicated to the poet and is a place of mass visits from all over the country and abroad. A Church in memory of Taras Shevchenko (Tarasova Cerkva) is planned to be built here.
Chernecha Hora is considered to be a historical, natural and cultural monument of All-Ukrainian importance and national relic of Ukraine.
References
- ^ Crimes of Communism Against Ukraine And Her People, Art Ukraine web-site
External links
- Historical outlook at the Shevchenko Preserve website
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