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The memorial complex: Monuments and busts of Heroes of the Soviet Union
Full name of the monument :

The memorial complex: Monuments and busts of Heroes of the Soviet Union

Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
Poltava region, Myrhorod, Gogol St., park, Eternal Glory Alley
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1955 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Social status :
persons of war
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
synthesis
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Language(s) of the text :
Russian
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 :
Myrhorod City Council
Institution’s website :
https://myrgorod.pl.ua/page/miska-vlada/miska-rada
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The Memorial Complex of Eternal Glory was inaugurated in 1965, on the 20th anniversary of the Victory. The gray granite slab is set on a pink granite pedestal. On the large ceiling are engraved profiles of three soldiers and a portrait of a Soviet Army soldier with a rifle over his shoulder. The years 1941-1945 are depicted in the center, and the inscription "Eternal Glory to the Heroes" can be seen below. There is an Eternal Flame in front of the monument. The sculptor was V. Bohdanov. The memorial complex of Eternal Glory in Myrhorod also includes the Alley of Heroes. Here we can see the busts of the Heroes of the Soviet Union, who themselves are from the Myrhorod region - Serhii Platonovych Vlasenko, Oleksii Ivanovych Haluhan, Vasyl Hryhorovych Lazarenko and others. These monuments were erected in 1975-1976. The sculptors were P. Kalnytskyi and I. Andreychuk. The monument of monumental art.