Monument to the victims of Stalinist repressions ( Ukrainian Monument to the victims of Stalinist repressions ) - a monument in memory of the victims of the Stalinist repressions of the Soviet totalitarian regime, erected in the city of Lugansk in the memory park, at the former place of mass executions - Gusinovsky cemetery [1] .
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| Monument to the victims of Stalinist repression | |
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| Monument to the victims of steel repressions | |
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| A country |  Ukraine |
| City | Lugansk |
| Project Author | human rights organization "Memorial" |
| Architect | V. Zhitomirsky |
| Build Date | September 8, 1990 |
History
In 1977, the city authorities decided to set up a city park on a vacant lot. During the construction of excavator buckets, human bones and skulls sprinkled [1] .
Under pressure from the public and Memorial , the prosecutor’s office opened an investigation. There were thousands of remains, of different ages and sex, among them - a pregnant woman with an unborn child. The fact of mass executions and burials of repressed citizens in the pre-war period at this place was established [1] .
Authors of the monument: architect V. Zhitomirsky; former members took part in the construction of the monument. political prisoners [1] .
Installed on the initiative of the public of the city and the regional " Memorial " [1] .
Description
On a concrete pedestal, a stela of black granite (height 2.02x0.75 m) with an engraved cross. The lower crosshair of the cross is in the form of barbed wire. A path lined with paving tiles leads to the monument [1] .
The inscription on the monument [1] :
| Victims of Stalinist repression |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Monument to the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 and political repression: UKRAINE, Lugansk, Park of Remembrance, ex. the place of mass executions is Gusinovskoe cemetery . Monuments and memorials to victims of political repression in the territory of the former USSR :: Database :: Memory of the Lawlessness Program :: Sakharov Center . www.sakharov-center.ru. Date of treatment July 8, 2017.