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Monument to Mother-Heroine Derevska O.A.
Full name of the monument :

Monument to Mother-Heroine Derevska O.A.

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Monastyrska Str., 57, city Romny, Romny district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1982
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
sculptor V. Minenko, architect A. Synko
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
female
Social status :
working class
Components of the monument :
height of sculpture - 1.72 m, pedestal - 1.7 m, stele - 4.4 x 2.3 x 0.75 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Dedication "Romenska boarding school named after O.A. Derevskaya"
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Popularization of the Soviet totalitarian system
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Romenska miska rada
Institution’s website :
https://romny-vk.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Established for the 80th anniversary of the birth of Oleksandra Avramivna Derevska (1902 - 59) - a mother-heroine who, during the difficult years of the Civil War and the Second World War, in very difficult conditions of hunger and devastation, raised and raised 48 orphaned children of various nationalities. The bronze half-figure depicts a middle-aged woman looking into the distance. The monument stands on a high rectangular plinth made of red polished granite with a laconic inscription diagonally from a cast superimposed font "by hand", which seems to imitate her autograph. On the back side of the monument is a concave stele made of the same material as the pedestal. Above the monument on the wall of the school is a board with the inscription "Romanian Boarding School named after O.A. Derevskaya".