Drawing board, Whatman, Silhouette, etc. have become everyday words
Not everyone thinks about the origin of some words that many of us recite, see or hear almost every day. But many words have an unusual story. And especially interesting are words that come from the names of real people whose actions or inventions so impressed others that they became associated with each of person and they are firmly fixed in the human vocabulary.
Shevchenko’s Bukvar
Taras Shevchenko is a prominent Ukrainian poet, novelist, playwright, painter, political and public figure. He was all-round talented man with diverse interests. Taras Shevchenko devoted his life to the Ukrainian nation. Independent Ukraine full of happy people respecting mother-tongue and theirs own history was his main dream.