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Monument to the three-time Hero of the Soviet Union I.M. Kozhedubu
Full name of the monument :

Monument to the three-time Hero of the Soviet Union I.M. Kozhedubu

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Obrazhiivka village, Shostkinsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1949
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
sculptor M. Tomskyi, architect L. Golubovskyi
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
height of bust - 1.0 m, pedestal - 2.0 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
annotation inscription
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 :
Institution’s website :
https://shostka-rada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Kozhedub Ivan Mykytovych [8.06.1920, p. Obrazhiivka Shostkinsky district - 1991, Moscow, (Russian Federation)] - Soviet fighter pilot, air marshal, three times Hero of the Soviet Union (02.04.1944, 08.19.1944, 08.18.1945). Marshal of Aviation, Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 2 - 5 convocations, awarded with 2 Orders of Lenin, 7 Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Alexander Nevsky, the Order of the Patriotic War 1 st., 2 Orders of the Red Star, the Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 3 st., medals, as well as foreign orders and medals. The bronze bust of the Hero on a complex rectangular marble pedestal is mounted on a two-step stylobate. There is an annotation inscription in the upper part of the pedestal.