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Monument to S.A. Kovpak, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
Full name of the monument :

Monument to S.A. Kovpak, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.

Short or non-official name :
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
м. Putivl, Dvuhramna str.
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1971
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
National Artist of the USSR M. Lysenko, sculptor V. Suhenko, and architects S. Tutuchenko and A. Ihnashchenko
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Social status :
persons of war
Size :
Sculpture image - 4.5 meters, Pyramidal rock - 7 meters
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
S.A. Kovpak
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 :
Putivl City Council
Institution’s website :
https://putivlska-gromada.gov.ua/pam%E2%80%99yatki-monumentalnogo%C2%A0mistectva-16-57-42-02-06-2021
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The monument to the legendary commander was erected in one of the city's most picturesque districts, on a large hill.The front side of the monument faces the meadow plain in the floodplain of the Sejm River. Seim River. The cast-iron sculpture of S. Kovpak is mounted on a high pedestal made of rubble stone and reinforced concrete. The pedestal imitates a cone-shaped rock with protruding stones in some places. rock (its top is cut off) and supports a sculpture of almost the same size sculpture, mounted on a geometrized, but still uneven high plinth. On the On the front side of the pedestal is an inscription: "S.A. Kovpak". S. Kovpak is depicted in a sharp reversal with a long, deeply pleated overcoat draped over his left shoulder. overcoat over his left shoulder, wearing a papa pushed to the back of his head, looking far ahead. Large volumes, wide planes of the freely carved pedestal and sculpture give the monument a monumental sound. monumental sound. The monument was erected to mark the 30th anniversary of the partisan movement.