Gorky Reads Shevchenko's Works to Peasants in the Village of Manuilovtsi 1949

"Gorky Reads Shevchenko's Works to Peasants in the Village of Manuilovtsi" is a 1949 painting by Ukrainian artist Karpo Trokhymenko. The work depicts a scene of Ukrainian writer Maxim Gorky reading the works of Taras Shevchenko, another prominent Ukrainian writer, to a group of peasants in the village of Manuilovtsi. The painting is a celebration of Ukrainian cultural heritage and national identity and highlights the power of literature to connect and inspire people. It was likely created during the Soviet era and exemplifies socialist realism.