Monument to Lesja Ukrainka in Kiev ( Ukrainian: Monument to Lesya Ukrainsky u Kyiv ) - a monument to the Ukrainian poetess, writer, translator and cultural figure Lesya Ukrainka .
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| Monument to Forest Ukrainka in Kiev | |
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| Monument to Forest Ukrainian at Kiev | |
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| A country |  Ukraine |
| City | Kiev |
| Sculptor | Galina Kalchenko |
| Architect | Anatoly Ignashchenko |
| Established | |
| Build Date | 1973 year |
| Height | 10 |
| Material | Bronze , Labradorite |
The authors of the monument are sculptor Galina Kalchenko and architect Anatoly Ignashchenko .
It is located in the center of the Ukrainian capital, in the Pechersky district of Kiev on the Lesya Ukrainka square between the building of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine and the residential high-rise.
History
Solemnly opened on September 3, 1973.
The Kiev monument of L. Ukrainka is a bronze figure of a writer 5 meters high, mounted on a pedestal of black labradorite . According to the author of the sculpture G. Kalchenko, Lesya Ukrainka is depicted as a strong-willed, not obeying the circumstances of fate, strong spirit and at the same time tender and feminine.
The total height of the monument is 10 meters. On a pedestal are inscribed the words from the poet's poem
As I die, in the sun |
Around the monument there is a square with fountains and benches for relaxation. By resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 03.09.2009 No. 928 it has the status of a monument of monumental art, security number 260030-N.
Literature
- Kiev: Encyclopedic Reference / Ed. A.V. Kudritsky - K.: Ch. ed. Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia, 1982. - S. 573.