Catalog of monuments of Ukraine

Full name of the monument :

Bust of twice Hero of the Soviet Union P.K. Koshoviy

Region :

Kirovohrad region

Address of the monument :

Oleksandria, square named after Koshoviy

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)

Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :

real person(s)

Gender :

male

Social status :

persons of war

Components of the monument :

Bust and pedestal

Material :

mixed materials

Type of art composition :

one-figure composition

Artistic approach :

figurative art

Main text, additional text (if available) :

Yes

Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on awarding the Hero of the Soviet Union of the Guard Lieutenant General Koshovoy Pyotr Kyrylovych with the second "Gold Star" medal for the exemplary performance of combat tasks of the command on the front of the fight against the German invaders, which gives the right to receive the title of Hero of the Soviet Union awarding the Hero of the Soviet Union of the Guard of lieutenant-general Pyotr Kyrylovych Koshovoy with the second "Gold Star" medal, to build a bronze bust and install it on a pedestal in the recipient's homeland. 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 19, 1945.

Language(s) of the text :

Ukrainian

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 :

Oleksandriysk City Council

Institution’s website :

https://olexrada.gov.ua/

Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :

Bust of Soviet general P.K. Koshovoy is installed on a stone monument and is located on the square of the same name in Alexandria. Koshovyi was a hero of two wars: the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War. He received awards for the liberation of Crimea in 1944 and for the storming of Königsberg in 1945.