On March 10, 2026, the Sumy Regional Universal Scientific Library hosted a Historical Hour dedicated to the birthday of Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko. A report was presented by Valerii Mykolaiovych Vlasenko, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of History at Sumy State University, and member of the National Union of Local Historians of Ukraine. Based on archival documents, Valerii Vlasenko spoke about the honoring of the Great Kobzar’s memory by representatives of the Ukrainian emigration, members of various public associations, and educational and cultural institutions, which confirms the consolidating role of Taras Shevchenko’s image in the formation of the national memory of the Ukrainian people.
