
The Ascension Cathedral in Pereyaslav is a drawing of Shevchenko from the album of 1845 (Sheet 5), made in 1845. On the left below ink the inscription by shevchenko's hand: Voznesensky Cathedral vъ Pereyaslavy (postroenny Getmany Mazepa. 17 v.). On the back at the bottom of the pencil is the inscription: Kathedralna Cerkiéw w Perejasławie fundacyi Jana Mazepy.
There are references to this cathedral in the story "Gemini":
It dates from the time of Shevchenko's stay in Pereyaslav in 1845.
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