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The grave of writer Vasyl Kapnist
Full name of the monument :

The grave of writer Vasyl Kapnist

Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
Myrhorod district, Velyka Obukhivka village, in a grove near the Psyol river
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1823 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Imperial period from XVIIІ centuries to 1918
Artist(s) :
Local craftsmen
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Social status :
intellectuals
Size :
height 2.0 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Narrative commemorates :
Imperial era
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/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The Kapnist estate in Velyka Obukhivka became one of the centres of enlightenment in Ukraine. Hryhorii Derzhavin, Mykola Gogol, and Mykola Hnedych came here. In the early 20s of the XIX century, the Decembrists gathered here: Muravyov-Apostol, Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Pestel and others. There was a home theatre in Obukhivka. Among the plays was the comedy "Yabeda". The roles in it were played, among others, by Mykola Hohol's parents. In 1958, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the writer's birth, a granite stele was erected on the site of the Kapnist house, and a memorial plaque was unveiled on the facade of the House of Culture. The graves of Vasyl Kapnist and his father Vasyl Petrovych are preserved in the park. It was reconstructed in 1958. The monument of history