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Monument to the Ukrainian poet T.G. Shevchenko
Full name of the monument :

Monument to the Ukrainian poet T.G. Shevchenko

Short or non-official name :
Monument to Taras Shevchenko
Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
City of Kremenchuk, str. First May Day, park
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
2004 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Ukrainian sovereignty from 1991
Artist(s) :
M. M. Feshchenko, O. P. Skoblikov
Architect, Sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Material :
metal
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
T. Shevchenko The monument was unveiled on the occasion of the 190th anniversary of the poet's birth The monument was erected in 2004 with the assistance of the Executive Committee of the Kremenchuk City Council, the Shevchenko and Freedom Foundation, the labor collectives of the city of Kremenchuk, and the Kyiv City State Administration
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 :
Kremenchuk City Council
Institution’s website :
https://kremen.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The first attempts to erect a monument in honor of the outstanding Kobzar in Kremenchuk began in 1922. Then a competition for the best design of the monument was announced. The victory in it was won by the work of the former chief architect of the city L. M. Shlapakovsky, but it was never implemented. In March 1989, a commemorative stele to Taras Shevchenko was unveiled. In 1994, the symbolic first stone of the future monument was laid in another place - on the embankment of the Dnieper. And only 10 years later, in 2004, the sculpture was finally installed in the Jubilee Park.