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Monument to twice Hero of the Soviet Union S. Kozak
Full name of the monument :

Monument to twice Hero of the Soviet Union S. Kozak

Region :
Zhytomyr region
Address of the monument :
Korosten, st. Hrushevskogo, 8
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1949 рік
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
K. Melnikov, S. Shaposhnikov
Architect, sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
persons of war
Size :
Total height - 2.75 m, bust - 1.0 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
S.Kozak Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on awarding the second "Gold Star" medal to the Hero of the Soviet Union of the Guard Lieutenant-General S.Kozak" For the exemplary execution of combat missions, command at the front, fighting against German invaders, which entitles Lieutenant General Kozak Semen A to receive the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the second Gold Star medal, to erect a bronze bust and install it on a pedestal in the Motherland of the awardee. Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR – M. Kalinin. Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR - O. Gorkin. Moscow, Kremlin. April 28, 1945."
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 :
Korosten town council
Institution’s website :
https://korosten-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Semen Kozak - Guards Major General of the Soviet Army, commander of the 73rd Guards Rifle Division of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, People's Hero of Yugoslavia. He was born in the village of Iskorost (now the city of Korosten, Zhytomyr region). The Kozak monument is the last of the realized projects of the architect K. Melnikov and the only work of the artist outside of Russia. Elements were dismantled: stars, order, board with the image of the decree. The dismantled elements were handed over to the Korosten Local History Museum.