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The sign is commemorative in honor of the Lebedyn residents who died during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
Full name of the monument :
The sign is commemorative in honor of the Lebedyn residents who died during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
Short or non-official name :
Memorial of Glory "Swan Song"
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
City of Lebedyn, str. First Guards
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1985 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
A. Ignashchenko, A. Deineka, V. Shakhov, O. Gaidash, M. Lisenko, V. Lisenko
architect, architect, architect, architect, sculptor, sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
sculpture – 9.0 m;
base – 0.6 m;
earthen mound – 9 m – 50 m;
left pylon – 1.5x1.15x6 m;
right pylon – 1.2x1.15x5.5 m;
stele in the central niche – 1.46x0.8 m;
leftmost stele – 0.47x2.5x2.8 m;
large left stele – 0.6x11.16x3.3 m;
large right stele – 0.6x8.65x3.3 m;
the rightmost stele – 0.43x2.67x2.75 m;
socket of the "Eternal Flame" – 0.78x0.78 m;
memorial plaques of village councils – 0.8x0.6 m;
supports for memorial plaques of village councils – 1.35 m;
curb – 0.7 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
multi-figure composition
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Text on the upper board of the stele in the central niche:
"To the heroic compatriots-warriors
Soviet Army and Partisans
in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet Union
in the Great Patriotic War
1941–1945".
Text on the lower board of the stele in the central niche:
"Glory to you, brave ones,
Glory, fearless!
He sings eternal glory
to you, the people.
Those who lived valiantly,
Those who crushed death,
Remembering You Never
He won't die!"
The text on the upper left board of the leftmost stele is:
"In the fierce battles of 1941
held back the offensive
fascists on the territory
21st Army Area
of the South-Western Front in
composition:".
On the lower left board of the extreme left stele there is a list of 6 military units of the 21st Army of the Southwestern Front of the Red Army.
The text on the right board of the leftmost stele is:
"August 19, 1943
City & District
liberated by the troops
40th Army
Voronezh Front
Comprising:".
The following is a list of 10 military units of the 40th Army of the Voronezh Front of the Red Army.
The text on the top three boards of the left stele is:
"Lebedyntsi who fell in the battles for
freedom and independence
of our Motherland
You passed away to save a life.
Your feat, your names are forever in your hearts
of a grateful people.
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Gritsenko Ivan Kuzmich
Karaban Dmitriy Antonovich
Usik Moisey Timofeevich
Ukho Ilya Ignatievich
Parfilov Pavel Vasilyevich".
Next on the boards are surnames with initials in alphabetical order.
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 :
Lebedyn City Council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The Memorial of Glory was solemnly opened on May 9, 1985 in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. It combines the memory of the victims of the Second World War with the figurative expression of the name of the city.
However, the Memorial became the object of vandalism: the original openwork metal rosette on the torch of the "Eternal Flame" and some details of decoration (granite slabs) were stolen. Damaged horn lanterns on poles (one lantern is missing). All lamps and plantings of red roses on the Walk of Fame were also destroyed.
