Kobzar: about the biography of the most famous Ukrainian book being made into a movie

175 years since the publication of the first edition of "Kobzar" by Taras Shevchenko mark April 26, 2015

 

For the first time "Kobzar" was issued in 1840 in St. Petersburg with the assistance of Eugene Combs. The collection includes eight pieces: "Prebenda", "Catherine", "poplar", "Dumka" ("Why do I have black eyebrows"), "To osnovjanenko", "Ivan Pidkova", "night of Taras" and "my thoughts, my thoughts, Woe is me with you." A remarkable feature of this "poet" - etching in the beginning of the book on the figure of Basil Sternberg: folk singer - poet with the boy in question. This is not an illustration to individual work, and a generalized image of the poet, which gave its name to the collection. In the world, survived only a few instances of "Kobzar" by T. Shevchenko 1840.

 

By order of the film was shot documentary full-length film devoted to the biography of the poet. The story of one book.”

After three editions of "Kobzar" shows the fate of Taras Shevchenko: the redemption from bondage, growth as an artist, an arrest for participation in the Cyril-Methodius brotherhood and unfulfilled dream of a second "Kobzar", issue did not have time.

This film biography, only this time the main character speaks not of man, and the book, which, however, is quite human destiny. The film explores the biography of the "poet", or rather its three editions published during the life of Shevchenko in 1841, 1844 and 1860 years. Highlights, and related issues, such as the emergence of the alphabet, textual criticism of the works of Shevchenko and his friendly correspondence, his first trip to Ukraine, arrest, and last walk 1860 year, censorship and taimni supervision. They are closely peralatan the biography of the “poet”. Also, the facts of the biography of this book will be able to tell about the birth of the modern identification of Ukrainians - their transformation from “little peoples” on the people of the state desire.

 

Script author - Taras Tkachenko, Director-Directors - Taras Tkachenko Sergey Sotnichenko, operators Earthworks and Alexander Vitaly Sulima, production designer: Igor Filippov, composer - Sergey Belousov. As a master-storyteller, and sometimes alter-ego of Taras Shevchenko starred broadcaster, journalist Andriy Kulykov.