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The story "Taras Shevchenko" by Hnat Khotkevych (literary pseudonym - Hnat Halayda; 1877-1938) is a small part of a large tetralogy novel. It describes the difficult childhood and adolescence of Taras Shevchenko and how, in spite of all the brutalities of life, the poet developed a powerful thirst for creativity. When the book was ready for publication, the writer was arrested and executed. Only a part of the manuscript has survived, and this story is based on it.