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Taras Shevchenko

Taras Shevchenko

Dec 17, 1951 1h 57m
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Synopsis

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.

Title Taras Shevchenko
Companies Dovzhenko Film Studios
Countries Soviet Union
Keywords biography
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
Natalya Uzhviy

Natalya Uzhviy

Yaryna Shevchenko
Evgeniy Samoylov

Evgeniy Samoylov

Nikolay Speshnev
Lavrenti Masokha

Lavrenti Masokha

Nikolay Kostomarov
Pavel Shpringfeld

Pavel Shpringfeld

Panteleimon Kulish
Mikhail Nazvanov

Mikhail Nazvanov

Nicholas I / Alexander III
Mikhail Vysotsky

Mikhail Vysotsky

Evdokim Lukashevich
Gennadi Yudin

Gennadi Yudin

Provocateur