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Monument to H. Vakulenchuk
Full name of the monument :
Monument to H. Vakulenchuk
Region :
Zhytomyr region
Address of the monument :
Velyki Korovyntsi village, st. Vakulenchuka
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1960 рік
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
O. Kovalev, V. Hnezdilov
sculptor, architect
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
persons of war
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Narrative commemorates :
Honoring the culture of war victims, including memorialization
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
no data available
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Chudniv town council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Hryhoriy Mykytovych Vakulenchuk is a Ukrainian and Russian artillery non-commissioned officer of the Black Sea Fleet, the organizer and first leader of the uprising on the Potemkin tank ship. In 1898, he began serving in the Black Sea Fleet. In 1900, he graduated from the mine-artillery school and was appointed commander of the "Prince Potemkin-Tavriiskyi" squadron tank.
Monuments to Grigory Vakulenchuk were installed in the village of Velyki Korovyntsi (Zhytomyr region) and in Odesa. The village of Velyki Korovyntsi-2 was also renamed Vakulenchuk in his honor in 1984.