Shevchenko Kyiv University in Kyiv is the largest and most important university of Ukraine. It was founded in 1834 and later named after Taras Shevchenko. Kiev (Київ, Kyiv, in Ukrainian; Киев, Kiev, in Russian) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Taras Shevchenko, self portrait Taras Hryhorovich Shevchenko, Тарас Григорович Шевченко (March 9, 1814 - March 10, 1861), Ukrainian poet, artist, and humanist. ...