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Grave of Nikolai Gogol’s parents
Full name of the monument :

Grave of Nikolai Gogol’s parents

Short or non-official name :
Grave of Gogol’s parents
Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
Poltava region, Shishatsky district, Gogoleve
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
Перша половина XIX 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 :
mixed group
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Narrative commemorates :
Imperial era
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Gogoleve village council
Institution’s website :
https://gogolivska-gromada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The Gogol couple is buried on the territory of the Gogol-Yanovsky manor at the cemetery of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin. At the end of the 19th century, the writer’s nephew V.Y. Holovnia placed a cross over the graves. In 1953, the burial was arranged, in 1983, a new bronze cross with a crucifix was installed.