The bicentennial windmill that stands in the Taras Shevchenko Homeland National Reserve in the Shevchenkove village of the Cherkasy Oblast has undergone repairs. The Budyshchansky windmill is an object of cultural heritage of the Cherkasy Oblast. This is the only windmill out of 28 that operated in Shevchenkove during Taras Shevchenko’s childhood and were made using a unique Dutch technology, where only the tower moves, that has survived.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis windmill is located at the highest point between the villages where Kobzar spent his childhood \u2014 Morintsiy, Kerelivka, and Budyshche. The tract he mentioned in his poem \u201cThe Haidamaks\u201d and where he grazed lambs outside the village is a stone\u2019s throw away. These are the paths and places of Kobzar\u2019s childhood. Our partners and I have a dream not only to preserve but also to restore the cultural monument to show the next generations how flour is made from grain. Windmills used to serve as communication centres,\u201d says Liudmyla Shevchenko, director of the Taras Shevchenko Homeland National Reserve.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t