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.
Credits
Taras Shevchenko Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Mikhail Troyanovsky
He was 62, 75 years old when he died
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as Leonty Dubelt |
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Aleksandr Khvylya
He was 46, 72 years old when he died
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as Pan Barabash |
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Leonid Kmit
He was 43, 74 years old when he died
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as Obryadin |
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Mikhail Nazvanov
He was 37, 50 years old when he died
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as Nicholas I / Alexander III |
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Pavel Shpringfeld
He was 39, 59 years old when he died
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as Panteleimon Kulish |
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Aleksei Konsovsky
He was 39, 79 years old when he died
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as Kurochkin |
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Marianna Strizhenova
She was 27, 79 years old when she died
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as Agafia Uskova |
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Sergey Bondarchuk
He was 31, 74 years old when he died
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as Taras Shevchenko |
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Dmitri Milyutenko
He was 52, 66 years old when he died
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as Irakli Uskov |
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Evgeniy Samoylov
He was 39, 93 years old when he died
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as Nikolay Speshnev |
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Nikolai Timofeyev
He was 29, 77 years old when he died
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as Nikolay Dobrolyubov |
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Ivan Pereverzev
He was 37, 63 years old when he died
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as Zygmunt Sierakowski |
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Mark Bernes
He was 40, 57 years old when he died
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as Kosarev |
Taras Shevchenko Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Igor Savchenko as Director. He was 45 (44) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Igor Savchenko as Screenplay. He was 45 (44) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Arkadi Koltsaty as Cinematography. He was 46 (96) years old when He died
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Crew |
