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The grave of a fruit grower L. P. Simyrenko
Full name of the monument :

The grave of a fruit grower L. P. Simyrenko

Region :
Cherkasy region
Address of the monument :
the village of Mliyiv, the territory of the Institute of Horticulture named after L. P. Simyrenko
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1920 рік
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Period of the Ukrainian Revolution and the struggle for the Ukrainian statehood protection (1917-1921)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Social status :
intellectuals
Components of the monument :
Dimensions: granite slab – 1.05×0.45 m; board – 0.45×025 m; tombstone – 2.9×1.3 m; fences - 2.6×4.2 m.
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Lev Platonovich Simyrenko 1855-1920
Language(s) of the text :
Russian
Narrative commemorates :
Ukrainian statehood from the IX to the XVIII centuries
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
no data available
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Cherkasy City Council
Institution’s website :
https://chmr.gov.ua/ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Lev Platonovych Simyrenko (1855-1920) is an outstanding Ukrainian pomologist and horticulturist, the founder of the Mliiv Research Station of Horticulture. While studying in Odessa, he became close to revolutionary circles. In 1879, he was arrested and exiled to the Krasnoyarsk Territory, from where he returned to Mliev after 10 years. In the village of Mliiv, he created a pomological nursery, on the basis of which in 1920 the Mliiv scientific research station of horticulture and fruit and vegetable growing was created. Brought out the world-famous apple variety Renet Simyrenko. On the night of January 7, 1920, a bandit's bullet cut short the life of an outstanding scientist-horticulturist L.P. Simyrenko The scientist was buried on the territory of the Sadstation. In 1952, a memorial sign was placed on the grave by local craftsmen, following a joint decision of the party committee and the trade union committee of the sad station.