Monuments
Monuments in Ukraine. Must see places and monuments in Ukraine. Articles about monuments in different cities of Ukraine
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Monument to Sagaidachny in Kiev
A monument to Peter Sagaidachny, a Ukrainian Hetman, is one of the few new monuments in Kiev. It was installed in Kontraktova square in the spring of 2001. The monument was funded by donations collected from Kiev enterprises and citizens, as well as
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A monument to Kiev Arsenal workers
In front of the Kiev underground station Arsenal there is a pedestal of dark red granite in a shape of a pyramid. On top of it there is a military tool – a mountain gun. The monument was installed in honor of the workers of Kiev Arsenal plant, who
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Cossack’s grave in Kodnya
Cossack’s grave is an obelisk of eternal memory to Haidamak uprising against the Poles. The uprising happened in 1768 and was triggered by awful injustice against Orthodox faith done by Polish gentry. The latest event that broke out the Christian
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Bykovnia grave in Kiev
Bykovnia settlement is located in the outskirts of Kiev between Bobrinetskaya street and Borvary avenue along Radistov street. The origin of the name of the village is still unclear. Bykovnia is first mentioned in the early XX century as a farm. Since
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A monument to Panikovsky in Kiev
A monument to Mikhail Panikovsky in Kiev is a way for fans of Ilf and Petrov’s work to thank the writers for their incredible satirical stories that happen to be funny and true at the same time. The monument to the character from The Golden Calf
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Zheznyakov monitor in Kiev
Zheznyakov monitor is a legendary armored low-sided gunship that was called Elusive for its performance in the World War II. It was built in 1936 in Lenin’s Forge shipyard in Kiev. Metal elements of the construction of the military ship were put
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Monument to Pylyp Orlyk in Kiev
In the summer of 2011 a monument to Pylyp Orlyk, the Hetman of Right-Bank Ukraine, the author of Ukrainian Constitution of 1710, was installed in Kiev. The monument was executed in a form of a sculpture group of two closely linked elements: the monument
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Monument to Voroshilov in Lugansk
In front of Lugansk city council there is a monument to the first Marshal of USSR and remarkable public figure Kliment Voroshilov. The city and the spot for installing the monument were not chosen randomly: not only Voroshilov did a lot for the country
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Kutuzov Park in Volodarsk-Volynskyi
While on a trip to Volodarsk-Volynskyi, you should definitely pay a visit to one of its most picturesque sights. On the bank of Irshava river there is a park named after Field Marshall Mikhail Golenishchev-Kutuzov. This place made history thanks to the
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Monument to Chasing Two Hares in Kiev
In the very centre of the capital of Ukraine in Desyatinnaya street, to the left from the old Andrew’s Church, there is a unique monument to Pronya Prokopovna Serkova and Svirid Petrovich Golokhvastov. These people are characters from one of the
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