Shevchenko
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Shevchenko (alternative spellings Schevchenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko; Ukrainian: Шевченко) is a Ukrainian family name widely found in Ukraine, the former Soviet Union and respective diasporas abroad. It can first of all refer to the following:
[edit] As persons' family name
- Taras Shevchenko, a Ukrainian poet and artist, iconic figure of Ukrainian culture
- Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian footballer
- Dmitriy Shevchenko, a Russian discus thrower
- Tanya Szewczenko, a German figure skater of Ukrainian background
- Valentina Shevchenko, a Ukrainian cross-country skier
- Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian TV journalist and news anchor, vice-president of the National Television Company of Ukraine in April-October of 2005
[edit] Objects and institutions named after Taras Shevchenko
- Aktau, a city in Kazakhstan known from 1964 to 1992 as Shevchenko
- Kyiv Shevchenko University, the largest and most important university of Ukraine.
- Luhans'k National Pedagogical Shevchenko University
- Shevchenko Scientific Society, an unofficial Ukrainian Academy of Sciences based in Lviv in western Ukraine.
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