On May 18, participants of the commemorative tour "Final
Journey of T.H.Shevchenko" headed from Saint
Petersburg, where the poet died, to Tver.
Today the itinerary of the participants of this educational campaign parliament members of Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan, scholars and public figures goes through Novhorod region, following the way of the funeral procession with the body of T.H.Shevchenko in the year 1861.
On Thursday, the delegation will arrive to Orel, on Friday to Hlukhiv, where the requiem mass will be held.
As reported, the tour "Final Journey of T.H.Shevchenko" dedicated to the 150th anniversary of reburial of the Great Kobzar is held in Ukraine and the Russian Federation on May 14-23. The events are organized under the patronage of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of CIS member states.
The delegation of parliament members of Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan will follow the itinerary of the funeral procession with the body of the Great Kobzar in the year 1861.