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Monument to a hero of the Soviet Union Kotyk
Full name of the monument :

Monument to a hero of the Soviet Union Kotyk

Region :
Khmelnytskyi region
Address of the monument :
Shepetivka village
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1944, перенесений на територію школи в 1959
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
Granite, bronze
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Пiонеру-партизану Герою Радянського Союзу Валi Котику вiд пiонерiв України
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Popularization of the Soviet totalitarian system
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Shepetivka City Council
Institution’s website :
https://shepetivka-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
According to various sources, up to several tens of thousands of minors took part in hostilities during the Second World War. "Sons of the regiment", pioneer heroes - they fought and died on an equal footing with adults. He was awarded orders and medals for his military merits. Images of some of them were used in Soviet propaganda as symbols of courage and loyalty to the Motherland. One of them was Valentin Kotyk