The first monument to the Kobzar was erected in Shevchenko Square in 1926. The monument by Ivan Kavaleridze was made in the style of constructivism. But soon the artist fell out of favor, first with Stalin, then with Khrushchev, and his work was declared "harmful. "
The local leadership, following the general line of the party, quickly demolished the disgraced monument. Instead, a sculpture of Shevchenko by Yakov Krasnozhon was installed. It is this monument that stands in the square to this day.
By the way, Kavaleridze made a monument to Shevchenko for the neighboring Poltava. But there, unlike Sumy, the monument survived all the party general secretaries.
What else to pay attention to? In the depths of Shevchenko Square is the building of the former women's gymnasium of the 19th century. Now it is one of the buildings of the Banking Academy.
To the left of the Shevchenko monument is another modern monument dedicated to students who in 2004 actively protested against the merger of all city universities into one. And I must say that they still achieved their goal, despite the fiercest resistance of the then local authorities.
The local leadership, following the general line of the party, quickly demolished the disgraced monument. Instead, a sculpture of Shevchenko by Yakov Krasnozhon was installed. It is this monument that stands in the square to this day.
By the way, Kavaleridze made a monument to Shevchenko for the neighboring Poltava. But there, unlike Sumy, the monument survived all the party general secretaries.
What else to pay attention to? In the depths of Shevchenko Square is the building of the former women's gymnasium of the 19th century. Now it is one of the buildings of the Banking Academy.
To the left of the Shevchenko monument is another modern monument dedicated to students who in 2004 actively protested against the merger of all city universities into one. And I must say that they still achieved their goal, despite the fiercest resistance of the then local authorities.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
Comments (0)
leave a comment
Show other comments …