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The grave of the writer I.P. Kotlyarevskyi
Full name of the monument :

The grave of the writer I.P. Kotlyarevskyi

Short or non-official name :
The grave of Ivan Kotlyarevskyi
Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
Poltava, I. Kotlyarevskyi park, on the corner of Evropeyska and Raisa Kyrychenko streets
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1839 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Imperial period from XVIIІ centuries to 1918
Artist(s) :
S.P. Steblin-Kaminsky, V.O. Volkov, L. V. Posen
Teacher, artist, sculptor
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 obelisk is 2.90 m, the width is 0.80 m, the depth is 0.75 m. The height of the pedestal is 1.60 m, the width is 1.72 m, the depth is 1.55 m. The border measures 7.15×0.60 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
«Будеш, батьку, панувати, поки живуть люде; поки сонце з неба сяє тебе не забудуть». ІВАН КОТЛЯРЕВСЬКИЙ перший український народний поет.
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 :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Poltava City Council
Institution’s website :
https://www.rada-poltava.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The first brick tombstone on the grave was built in 1839 by a friend of the poet, Poltava teacher S.P. Steblin-Kaminsky. To the 100th anniversary of the birth of I.P. Kotlyarevsky, a new monument was erected on his grave in 1869, but it has not survived either. In 1898, to the centenary of the publication of the first Ukrainian book "Aeneida", a tombstone was erected based on a drawing by the artist V.O. Volkov and the model of the sculptor L.V. Posen. On the eve of the 200th anniversary of the poet's birth, the grave was rearranged: it was framed by a granite border.