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The grave of the poet and fabulist L. I. Glebov
Full name of the monument :

The grave of the poet and fabulist L. I. Glebov

Short or non-official name :
Bust of L.I. Glebov
Region :
Chernihiv region
Address of the monument :
City of Chernihiv, str. Leo Tolstoy, Holy Trinity Monastery
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1893 рік
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Imperial period from XVIIІ centuries to 1918
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Components of the monument :
The height of the bust is 1.3 m; The dimensions of the pedestal are 2.35×1.0×1.0 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Poet-fabulist Leonid Hlibov, 1827-1893
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Ukrainian statehood from the IX to the XVIII centuries
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
no data available
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Chernihiv City Council
Institution’s website :
https://www.chernigiv-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
In 1893, the outstanding Ukrainian poet, fabulist, publisher, public figure Leonid Ivanovich Hlibov was buried on the territory of the Chernihiv Trinity-Illinsky Monastery, near the southern wall of the Trinity Cathedral and not far from the Vvedensky refectory church. The first monument on the grave appeared in 1899, it was a tombstone with a portrait of L. I. Hlibov and was crowned with a cross. On the back edge were engraved poems by V. I. Samiylenko. In 1939, this tombstone was moved to the Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi Memorial Museum, where it is still exhibited, and it was replaced by a sculptural image of the poet on a pedestal.