Shevchenko

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Shevchenko (alternative spellings Schevchenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko; #redirect ) 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:

As persons' family name

Taras Shevchenko, a Ukrainian poet and artist, iconic figure of Ukrainian culture
Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian footballer
Tanya Szewczenko, a German figure skater of Ukrainian background
Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian TV journalist and news anchor, vice-president of the National Television Company of Ukraine in April-October of 2005

Objects and institutions named after Taras Shevchenko

Aktau, a city in Kazakhstan known from 1964 to 1992 as Shevchenko
Shevchenko Raion, a district of Kiev, Ukraine's capital city.
Kyiv Shevchenko University, the largest and most important university of Ukraine.

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