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Busts of the Heroes of the Soviet Union V.A. Kucherenko, P.V. Ruban, V.P. Marhelov
Full name of the monument :

Busts of the Heroes of the Soviet Union V.A. Kucherenko, P.V. Ruban, V.P. Marhelov

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Sumy, H. Kondratiev Street, Square acroos the State Boarding School “Cadet Corps”, named after I.H. Kharytotenko
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1979-1989 р.р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
E. Hurbanov, E. Holubanov
Sculptor, architect
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
persons of war
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Hero of the Soviet Union, Army General Vasily F. Margelov. Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant Colonel of Aviation Pyotr Ruban. Hero of the Soviet Union, Flight Colonel Vladimir Kucherenko. Private Sergei Oshomok, Recipient of the Order of Lenin
Language(s) of the text :
Russian
Narrative commemorates :
Honoring the culture of war victims, including memorialization
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Sumy City Council
Institution’s website :
https://smr.gov.ua/uk/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Vasyl Pylypovich Margelov was a Soviet military commander, army general, commander of the Airborne Forces of the Soviet Union, laureate of the State Prize of the USSR, candidate of military sciences. Petro Ruban was the commander of the 200th separate assault aviation squadron as part of the 40th Army of the Red Banner Turkestan Military District. He died on January 16, 1984 in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, Volodymyr Kucherenko was the commander of the helicopter squadron of the helicopter regiment as part of the 40th Army of the Red Banner Turkestan Military District.