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Monument to the Sailors of the Dnipro Flotilla (a monument to the brave sailors of the Dnipro Flotilla who died in the struggle for Soviet power during the civil war)
Full name of the monument :

Monument to the Sailors of the Dnipro Flotilla (a monument to the brave sailors of the Dnipro Flotilla who died in the struggle for Soviet power during the civil war)

Short or non-official name :
Monument to the sailors of the Dnipro flotilla
Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
Poltava region, Kremenchuk
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1938 р.
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
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
multi-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
"To the memory of brave sailors who fell in the days of the civil war for the power of the Soviets, 1918-1919".
Language(s) of the text :
Russian
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 :
Kremenchuk City Council
Institution’s website :
https://kremen.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The monument of monumental art. It is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection 2382-Pl). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine dated 25.02.2020 No. 1062 The granite pedestal depicts a sculptural group: one sailor in full growth, with a rifle in his hand, and the other behind a machine gun. There is a memorial plaque with the words: "In memory of the brave sailors who fell during the civil war for the power of the Soviets, 1918-1919." 2016, February. The executive committee held a meeting of the commission on renaming objects of city subordination, perpetuating the memory of prominent figures and events, and decided to remove the plaque and not to touch the monument itself, as it is a cultural heritage site. In December, they demanded that the regional council's decision of 1982, which refers to the list of cultural heritage sites, be canceled. The list includes a monument to the sailors of the Dnipro Flotilla. Deputy Pavlenko initiates the removal of this monument from the list so that it can be dismantled.