Shevelov quote

[Ilija Casule]

I am not very comfortable to admit that I have a quote from Shevelov
with the page number (155) but without the source (the details of
which I have displaced). I would appreciate it if someone could help
me locate the following quote (it refers to Shevchenko's historical
and revolutionary role in salvaging:
 "a tradition which by the beginning of the nineteenth century had
visibly reached the point of disintegration and extinction."
Thanks,
Ilija Casule
Macquarie University