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Askold's grave
Full name of the monument :

Askold's grave

Region :
Kyiv region
Address of the monument :
The park road
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
IX - XX століття
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
Social status :
management elite
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 :
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 :
Askold's Grave is one of the most famous historical sites and a tract in Kyiv, which once housed a prestigious necropolis that was destroyed during the Soviet era. Nowadays it is a park, a monument of landscape art. Independence turned public opinion to a gradual rethinking of the heritage of the past and its restoration, and the Revolution of Dignity and the invasion of 2022 actualized the need to create a national Pantheon of Heroes. Ideas have been expressed to set it up on Askold's grave. In particular, a petition in March 2023 received 25 thousand votes. Currently, there are 4 burials on Askold's grave from the time of independent Ukraine: O. Klitynskyi, D. Kotsiubailo, M. Paslavskyi, and A. Pilshchykov.