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Monument to the poetess and public figure Lesya Ukrainka
Full name of the monument :

Monument to the poetess and public figure Lesya Ukrainka

Short or non-official name :
Monument to Lesya Ukrainka
Region :
Kyiv region
Address of the monument :
Kyiv, Lesya Ukrainka Square
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1973 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
G.N. Kalchenko, A.F. Ignashchenko
Sculptor, architect
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
female
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Size :
10 m.
Components of the monument :
The monument is 5 meters, the pedestal is 5 meters
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Як я умру, на світі запалає Покинутий вогонь моїх пісень, І стримуваний пломінь засіяє, Вночі запалений, горітиме удень. Леся Українка
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
National heroes
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Kyiv City Council
Institution’s website :
https://kmr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The author of the sculpture successfully conveyed in inanimate material the strong-willed nature of the poetess, who does not obey the circumstances of fate, her mental strength, and at the same time tenderness and femininity. The monument is surrounded by specially planted trees brought from the homeland of the poetess. This monument was not the first monument to the poetess in the Ukrainian capital, because as early as 1965, a park sculpture of Lesya Ukrainka was installed in the City Garden opposite the Mariinsky Palace by the sculptor V. Z. Borodai and the architect A. F. Ignashchenko. Since the park sculpture did not correspond to the idea of commemorating the greatness of the poetess, it was decided to erect a larger monument in a more crowded place. Therefore, on September 3, 1973, a monument to Lesya Ukrainka was solemnly opened on the square of the same name, which has been the main place of commemoration of the poetess in Kyiv ever since.