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Monument to the philosopher and poet H. S. Skovoroda
Full name of the monument :

Monument to the philosopher and poet H. S. Skovoroda

Short or non-official name :
Monument to Hrygorii Skovoroda
Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
Lokhvytsia, st. T. Shevchenko, 27
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1922 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
I.P. Kavaleridze
Sculptor
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 monument is 4.17 meters.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
"People's philosopher and teacher Hryhoriy Savych Skovoroda" 1722 - 1794. «Счастлив, кто сопряг себе частную должность с общею. Сия есть истинная жизнь». Г.С. Сковорода.
Language(s) of the text :
Russian
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 :
Lokhvytsia urban territorial community
Institution’s website :
https://lmr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The ceremonial opening of one of the bright works of the famous Ukrainian sculptor I.P. Kavaleridze - a monument to Hryhorii Skovoroda in Lokhvytsia was built on December 22, 1922. It was timed to the 200th anniversary of the birth of the thinker, a native of this part of Poltava Oblast. Kavaleridze worked with cement - he managed to create a complete illusion of stone. At that time, the pedestal was well connected with the surrounding buildings - the museum, the library and the city theater. To the 250th anniversary of the birth of Hryhoriy Skovoroda (1972), the monument in Lokhvytsia, now in bronze, was restored and inaugurated on November 29.