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Memorial (monument) to Ukrainian soldiers fallen in Afghanistan
Full name of the monument :
Memorial (monument) to Ukrainian soldiers fallen in Afghanistan
Region :
Kyiv region
Address of the monument :
17 Lavrska St., Kyiv
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1999
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Ukrainian sovereignty from 1991
sculptor M. Oliynyk, architect N. Kyslyy.
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
persons of war
Material :
metal
Type of art composition :
multi-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 :
Kyiv City Council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The Memorial Complex in Memory of Ukrainian Soldiers Fallen in Afghanistan, or Monument to Afghan Warriors, is located in the park between the Kyiv Cave Monastery and the National Museum of Ukraine's Participation in World War II. The monument to Afghan warriors is located opposite the entrance to the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, popularly called the Afghan Church (in the early 1990s, mothers of soldiers killed in Afghanistan took an active part in its revival). On December 3, 1994, at the initiative of the Ukrainian Union of Veterans of the War in Afghanistan, it was inaugurated. To mark the 10th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, the monument was reconstructed, as a result of which it became part of the Memorial Complex in memory of Ukrainian soldiers who died in Afghanistan, which was opened on February 15, 1999. The sculptural part of the memorial is made without unnecessary pomp, but with a noticeable depth of feeling. It consists of three figures of soldiers - two are depicted in full growth, and in front of them the third warrior is sitting on the ground with his head bowed. At the foot of the statue, bronze "black tulips" sprouted through the stones, symbolizing the Afghan misfortune.
