<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> 21 May is the anniversary [1] of the transfer of Taras Shevchenko's ashes, from St. Petersburg to Ukraine. For many years now the Ukrainian public has commemorated this day by laying wreaths at the Shevchenko Memorial in Kiev, and by singing and dancing round the statue (for an account … Continue reading Shevchenko Day in Ukraine, 21 May 1972 (26.8)