Legacy of Taras Shevchenko

February 26] 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, as well as folklorist and ethnographer.

In March 2014, an interactive map of sites dedicated to Shevchenko was launched to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Among the most notable objects commemorating Shevchenko are the symbolic kobza sculpture in Canberra, Australia's capital, graffiti of the poet's portrait in Kharkiv and a memorial in Washington, D.C..

Other notable monuments to the poet located throughout Ukraine are in Kharkiv (in front of Shevchenko Park), Lviv, Luhansk, and other localities.

In 2001, the Ukrainian cultural organisation Prosvita raised the initiative of building a church near the Chernecha Mount in Kaniv, where Taras Shevchenko is buried.

A marathon under the slogan "Let's Build a Church for the Kobzar" by the First National Radio Channel of Ukraine collected ₴39,000 (about US$7,500) in October 2003.

Outside of Ukraine and the former USSR, monuments to Shevchenko have been put up in many countries, usually under the initiative of local Ukrainian diasporas.

The most notable Canadian monument is the bronze and granite statue of Taras Shevchenko in Ottawa, created by Leo Mol, and unveiled on June 26, 2011.

The Leo Mol sculpture garden in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, contains many images of Taras Shevchenko.

A two-tonne bronze statue of Shevchenko, located in a memorial park outside of Oakville, Ontario was discovered stolen in December 2006.

The British band New Order released a live video on Factory Records titled Taras Shevchenko, recorded in 1981 at the Ukrainian National Home in the East Village of New York City;[18] the initial scenes feature a digitised version of the Shevchenko self-portrait.