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Memorial sign to Taras Shevchenko
Full name of the monument :

Memorial sign to Taras Shevchenko

Short or non-official name :
Taras Shevchenko memorial in Hlukhiv
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Sumska oblast, Hlukhiv, Matrosov street
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1991
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Ukrainian sovereignty from 1991
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
It was on this road that Shevchenko made his last journey from Petersburg to Kaniv in May 1861.
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
National heroes
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Hlukhiv City Council
Institution’s website :
https://hlukhiv-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The monument, erected on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of Shevchenko's reburial, is made in the form of a verst pillar. Volunteers collected UAH 200,000 for the construction of a monument sign to Taras Shevchenko. Dozens of Gluhiv residents responded to the call to raise funds, the amount of donations ranged from UAH 50 to UAH 5,000. The sign was installed in the place where the monument to Lenin stood before decommunization.