Russian shelling destroys museum dedicated to famous Ukrainian philosopher and poet

Russian shelling destroys museum dedicated to famous Ukrainian philosopher and poet
May 7, 2022, 3:09 pm

On Saturday (May 7), Russian shelling hit a museum dedicated to the philosopher and poet Hryhoriy Skovoroda (Photo: anews)

The Anews reported, citing Reuters, Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Sinegubov said on Saturday (May 7) that Russian shelling hit a museum dedicated to the philosopher and poet Hryhoriy Skovoroda in the Ukrainian village of Skovorodynivka, causing a fire that destroyed the building.

The overnight shelling hit the roof of the Hryhoriy Skovoroda Literary Memorial Museum, injuring a 35-year-old custodian, but the most valuable items had been moved earlier to a safer place, Sinegubov said in a post on social media.

He said: "The premises were practically all destroyed."

Skovoroda, a famous 18th century philosopher and poet of Ukraine Cossack origin, spent the last years of his life on an estate of the local landowners in the village of Ivanovka, which was later renamed in his honour - Skovorodynivka.

Hryhoriy Skovoroda ( 3 December 1722 – 9 November 1794) was a philosopher of Ukrainian Cossack origin who lived and worked in the Russian Empire. He was also a poet, teacher and composer of liturgical music. His significant influence on his contemporaries and succeeding generations and his way of life were universally regarded as Socratic, and he was often called a "Socrates."[2][3][4] Skovoroda's work contributed to the cultural heritage of both modern-day Ukraine and Russia, both countries claiming him as a native son/Text via wikipedia-Photo via anews

Sinegubov said: "This year marks the 300th anniversary of the great philosopher's birth. The occupiers can destroy the museum where Hryhoriy Skovoroda worked for the last years of his life and where he was buried. But they will not destroy our memory and our values."

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Source: anews

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