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Monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union H.M. Shevchenko
Full name of the monument :
Monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union H.M. Shevchenko
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
The center of the village of Berestivka, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1963
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
Components of the monument :
The height of the sculpture is 1.0 m, the pedestal is 2.1 m
Material :
mixed materials
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 :
Honoring the culture of war victims, including memorialization
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Romenska miska rada
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Reinforced concrete bust on a brick pedestal. Grigory Makarovich Shevchenko (March 4, 1922, Berestivka village - July 15, 1944, Rivne) - Hero of the Soviet Union (October 16, 1943). Battalion commander of the 25th Guards Rifle Regiment (6th Infantry Division, 13th Army, Central Front) Captain G. Shevchenko and his battalion on the night of September 23, 1943 were the first in the regiment to cross the Dnipro in the area of the village of Teremtsi (Chornobyl district, Kyiv region), captured and held a bridgehead, which ensured the crossing of the regiment. Awarded the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner, the Red Star, medals.