Taras Shevchenko monument, Bronze monument in Moscow, Russia.
The Taras Shevchenko monument is a bronze statue on a granite base at the corner of Ukrainskiy Boulevard and Kutuzovsky Prospekt in Moscow. The figure shows the poet in traditional dress, standing on an open plaza close to the Moskva River embankment.
The monument was put up in 1964 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the poet, who was born in what is now Ukraine. It was one of the first large memorials to a Ukrainian artist to be placed in the center of the Soviet capital.
The monument stands near one of Moscow's busiest metro stations and draws many passersby each day. It is dedicated to a Ukrainian poet who wrote in the 19th century and whose works are still read in both Ukrainian and Russian.
The monument stands at a busy intersection and is easy to reach on foot since the entrance to Kievskaya Metro Station is nearby. The surrounding area is mostly flat and open, with access from several directions.
Earth from the poet's burial site in Kaniv, Ukraine, was sealed inside the granite base when the monument was built. This detail was meant to create a physical link between the Moscow location and the place where the poet was laid to rest.
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