Shevchenko National Prize

The Shevchenko National Prize (Ukrainian: Національна премія України імені Тараса Шевченка, romanized: Natsionalna premiia Ukrainy imeni Tarasa Shevchenka; also Shevchenko Award) is the highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and arts awarded since 1961. It is named after the inspirer of the Ukrainian national revival Taras Shevchenko.