ОГІРКО, ОлегОлегОГІРКО2026-03-092026-03-092024-12-26ОГІРКО, О. (2024). SPIRITUAL AND MORAL MOTIVES OF TARAS SHEVCHENKO’S CREATIVITY. Shevchenko Studies(1 (27)), 53–70. https://doi.org/10.17721/2410-4094.2024.1(27).2/53-7010.17721/2410-4094.2024.1(27).2/53-70https://ir.library.knu.ua/handle/15071834/11949Introduction. The creativity of our national prophet Taras Shevchenko during the Ukrainian-Russian war is an urgent problem today. His spiritual and moral appeals to the Ukrainian people need to be rethought from the standpoint of Christian faith and morality, since in the past Soviet ideology tried to present Kobzar as an atheist, blasphemer, and democratic revolutionary, a "forerunner of the October Revolution", who allegedly saw our future only in unity with the Russian by the people The word God, which Shevchenko always wrote with a capital letter, was traditionally presented with a small letter in the Soviet editions of Kobzar. There were even cases when some words were deliberately changed in Taras Shevchenko's poems so that the content of his poetry seemed godless. Taras's poem "Diggered Grave" was, as a rule, not included in the content of "Kobzar" in the times of the so-called "friendship of nations". Methods. Methods of moral and spiritual analysis of the work of our famous poet and artist were used. The poetry of Taras Shevchenko was analyzed from the standpoint of Christian faith and morality. Results. The origin and pedigree of our great Ukrainian genius is revealed. The main spiritual and moral categories used by Taras Shevchenko in his work were studied, namely: God, prayer, problems of good and evil, fraternity, justice, truth, will. The motives of Shevchenko's complaint against the church order and certain clergymen, who were indifferent to the fate of the Ukrainian people, are indicated. Emphasis is placed on a number of works of the great Kobzar, which were devoted to spiritual and moral themes. Conclusions. It is presented that the literary and artistic work of our Kobzar bears the stamp of Christian faith and morality and great love for the Motherland and the Ukrainian people. Emphasis is placed on the poetic stylization of certain literary works of Shevchenko, which were based on the books of the Old Testament. Shevchenko was truly our national prophet, because he spoke in the name of God about the fate and misfortune of his long-suffering people. The peculiarity of the sacred work of Taras Shevchenko is emphasized, since he painted some churches and monasteries in Ukraine.  Taras Shevchenko's Ukrainian centrism and his keeping a clear conscience are emphasized. _____________ References Drozdova, T.O. (2011). The moral ideal in the works of T.H. Shevchenko. Herald of Cherkasy University. Issue 200. Cherkasy.  [in Ukrainian] Kalashnyk, A.K., Ohirko, O.V. (2010). Taras Shevchenko is a Christian, poet and artist. Connoisseur of Ukraine. Issue IX. Lviv. [in Ukrainian] Konyskyi, O. (1898-1901). Taras Shevchenko-Hrushivskyi. Chronicle of his life. V.1,2. Lviv. [in Ukrainian] Mokryi V. (1992). Taras as a Christian and preacher of truth. Greco-Catholic church calendar. Warsaw. [in Ukrainian] Sverstyuk, Ye (1993). Shevchenko pillars. Ukrainian language and literature at school. No. 3. [in Ukrainian] The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. (1990). Toronto. [in Ukrainian] Shevchenko, T. (1985). Kobzar. Dnipro. [in Ukrainian]Вступ. Творчість нашого національного пророка Тараса Шевченка в час українсько-російської війни є актуальною проблемою сьогодення. Його духовні та моральні заклики до українського народу потребують переосмислення з позиції християнської віри та моралі, оскільки в минулому радянська ідеологія намагалася представити Кобзаря як атеїста, богохульника та революціонера-демократа, "предтечу жовтневої революції", який нібито вбачав наше майбутнє тільки в єдності з російським народом. Слово Бог, яке Шевченко завжди писав з великої букви, в радянських виданнях "Кобзаря" традиційно подавалося з маленької букви. Навіть траплялися випадки, коли у віршах Тараса Шевченка зумисно змінювали деякі слова, щоб зміст його поезії видавався безбожницьким. Тарасів вірш "Розрита могила", як правило, не входив до змісту "Кобзаря" в часах, так званої, "дружби народів". _____________ Список використаних джерел Дроздова, Т.О. (2011). Моральний ідеал у творчості Т.Г. Шевченка. Вісник Черкаського університету. Випуск 200. Черкаси. Калашник, А.К., Огірко, О.В. (2010). Тарас Шевченко – християнин – поет і художник. Українознавець. Випуск IX. Львів.  Кониський, О. (1898-1901). Тарас Шевченко-Грушівський. Хроніка його життя. Т.1,2. Львів. Мокрий В. (1992). Тарас як християнин і проповідник правди. Греко-католицький церковний календар. Варшава. Сверстюк, Є (1993). Шевченкові стовпи. Українська мова і літературав школі. № 3. Святе Письмо Старого і Новою Завітів. (1990). Торонто. Шевченко, Т. (1985). Кобзар. Дніпро.ukSpiritualitymoralityfaithreligionGodДуховністьморальвірарелігіяБогСтаття