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Monument to the military leader M.O. Shchors
Full name of the monument :

Monument to the military leader M.O. Shchors

Region :
Kyiv region
Address of the monument :
Kyiv, boulevard. T. Shevchenko
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1954
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
sculptors Mykhailo Lysenko, Mykola Sukhodolov, Vasyl Borodai, and architects Oleksandr Vlasov and Oleksiy Zavarov
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
persons of war
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
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 :
dismantled
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Kyiv City Council
Institution’s website :
https://kmr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
In July 2023, Kyiv City Council members approved a list of objects to be removed from the capital's public space. The list includes monuments, memorials, or decorative elements related to the communist regime, history, and culture of the USSR and Russia, which contain Soviet narratives and inaccurate historical information. In particular, the list includes a monument to Nikolai Shchors. The Ministry of Culture initiated the removal of the monument to Shchors and other Russian figures from the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Cultural Heritage. On December 9, 2023, the monument to Mykola Shchors was dismantled.