Friends!

Did you know that in 1964 in Kiev University was created a unique stained glass that portrayed Shevchenko? Unfortunately, none of us can see it in live. 53 years ago, it was crushed almost immediately after creation. This was personal secretary disposal of the Kiev Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine Boychenko. According to legend, one of the performers was then Rector of the Kyiv University Ivan Shvets, he used hammer on colorful glass. Why did stained glass cause a concern of the Soviet elite?

The authors of artwork were artists Alla Horska (the fate of which I have already told you), Lyudmila Semykina, Opanas Zalyvakha and Halyna Sevruk. During days and nights, they worked on amazing stained glass that was used to decorate the lobby of the Kiev University. And most importantly, this work of art spoke without words. It depicted an angry Taras Shevchenko, who with one hand hugged a hurt woman -Ukraine, and the second hand was raised in height with a book. The powerful image of the poet was complemented with his words. This stained-glass window was called "Shevchenko. Mother "and dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko.

"Hindsight" was convened by the Commission, which announced a work of art "ideologically erroneous". Alla Horska and Lyudmila Semykina was expelled fom the members of Union of Artists of the USSR, all the artists who participated in the creation of work -were spied. Finally, for anti-Soviet agitation Zalyvakha was sent to Mordvinic camps and Alla Horska was killed.

But art is not burning in the fire power of hatred. Photo of stained glass was published in Warsaw in the journal "Ukrainian calendar", which was published by Ukrainian socio-cultural associations, so we can see how it looked.