book from the Shevchenkoan works of Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Volodymyr (Sabodan).
Taras Shevchenko’s "Kobzar" of 1943 is a publication from the times of the Second World War. The publication contains selected poems, arranged by Yuriy Kobyletskyj, with a foreword by Pavlo Tychyna, a famous Ukrainian poet, which gives the publication special weight. The author interprets Taras Shevchenko’s work in the context of the Ukrainian people’s struggle for freedom.
The book includes poems full of love for the native land, which supported the fighting spirit and strengthened the national consciousness of Ukrainians during the difficult war period. The publication was an attempt to preserve and popularize Ukrainian culture in times of trials.
Due to the war and the difficult economic situation, the circulation of the publication was limited and the book was available to a smaller circle of readers. The publication is an important document of its time and a unique artifact that reflects the attempts of the Ukrainian intelligentsia to preserve the cultural heritage in the most tragic conditions.
In a hardcover of gray color. The title on the cover and spine in gold letters. The endpaper is ornamented, in black and yellow colors. The title page in the spread with the image of Taras Shevchenko (black and white). The book has 342 pages.