Russia “evicted” Taras Shevchenko from his house in Orenburg and demolished a historical monument

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In the Russian city of Orenburg, they destroyed the house where the famous Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko was in exile, Ukraine turned to UNESCO for help.

The vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Vyacheslav Kyrylenko reported this at the Cabinet meeting, writes Ukraine Today.

“In the city of Orenburg, Russian Federation, the building where Taras Shevchenko was held during his exile by the then Russian Tsar was destroyed. The current Russian “tsar,” President Putin, probably wants to destroy the memory of Shevchenko,” Kirilenko said.

According to the vice-premier, a private bank parking was built on the site of the house.

“Despite the fact that the house was an architectural monument of national importance and had the appropriate security number, it was completely destroyed. In its place, an infrastructure facility was built - a parking area for a private bank. This is a violation not only of national legislation, this is their internal matter, but also of all international norms,” the minister added.

The Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs intend to appeal to UNESCO and other international conservation organizations to respond to the actions of the Russian Federation.

Kirilenko recalled that in Ukraine there are also many attractions related to the figures of Russian culture.

“It never even occurs to us to destroy the house, say, where Pushkin was,” the minister was indignant.

Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a corresponding note to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

At the same time, the Ministry of Culture of the Orenburg Region stated that Taras Shevchenko never lived in a demolished house, and the building was recognized as a cultural monument by mistake, reports TASS.

“Experts established that this cultural heritage site did not have the historical and cultural characteristics on the basis of which it was accepted by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR dated December 04.12.1974, 624 No. XNUMX for state protection as a monument of republican significance. The poet never lived in this house,” said a ministry representative.

He added that the governor of the Orenburg region in 2011 year applied to the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation on the exclusion of this house from the unified state register of cultural heritage objects of Russia, but the issue was not resolved.

As wrote ForumDaily, in March in Los Angeles will celebrate 202 anniversary from the birthday of the great Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko.

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