UA
The monument to Skovoroda
Full name of the monument :

The monument to Skovoroda

Region :
Kyiv region
Address of the monument :
Kyiv, square Kontraktova
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1976 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
I. Kavaleridze, V. Hniezdylov
Sculptor, architect
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 sculpture is 5.0 m, the height of the pedestal is 0.4 m
Material :
metal
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Григорій Сковорода
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 :
A full-length bronze figure of Grigory Skovoroda is placed on a low black granite pedestal. The philosopher is depicted as a traveler who came to Kyiv from afar and looks reverently at his alma mater. His figure is slender and ascetic, in a long scroll, with a canvas traveling bag pressed to his chest with his right hand. According to the first project proposed by Kavaleridze, Skovoroda was barefoot, with a Bible under his arm and a cross around his neck. But this option was rejected by the party leadership. Therefore, they decided to remove the body cross, the Bible in their hands was replaced with a bag, and they put sandals on their feet. The monument was opened on March 1, 1977 on the then Red Square.