Bust of Alexander II (Kiev)

Bust of Alexander II in Kiev

The bust of Alexander II in Kiev was installed in 1883 with private funds at the Institute of Noble Maidens . Demolished by the Bolsheviks in the 1920s

On March 1, 1881, Emperor Alexander II died as a result of a terrorist attack in St. Petersburg . In 1883 , in memory of his reign, at the expense of pupils and teachers of the Kiev Institute of Noble Maidens, a bronze bust of the emperor was installed in the garden on his courtyard. It was placed on a labradorite pedestal .

With the arrival of the Bolsheviks in the 1920s, the bust of the emperor was melted down, and a bust of one of the NKVD officers was placed on a pedestal. This monument was later demolished, its further fate is unknown.