Taras Shevchenko Museum - Monuments to Shevchenko around the world

Since 1917, perpetuation of the memory of Shevchenko became a government responsibility. In 1918 monuments to Shevchenko were erected in Moscow (sculptor S.Volnuhin) and Petrograd, now St. Petersburg (sculptor Y. Tilberg). In the same year, a temporary monument to Shevchenko was erected in Romny, Sumy province (sculptor I. Kavaleridze). This project was financed by people's donations. Temporary sculptures to Shevchenko were placed in Kyiv (1919 sculptor F. Balavensky), in Kharkiv ( 1921 sculptor B. Kratko), in Odesa (1920), in several villages in Mirhorod region (sculptors are unknown), in Brovary and Kniazhychy, Kyiv province and others. Amateurish sculptor A. Panasenko created a 3-metre granite monument to Shevchenko in the village of Leski, in Cherkassy province. A 2-metre sculpture of Taras Shevchenko was created by the amateur sculptor Bulah-Hrypych in the town of Bohodukhovo, in Kharkiv province in 1924. Sculptor K. Tereschenko created several monuments to Shevchenko. Among them were statues in Kaniv (cast iron, 1923), in the town of Shpoli (cement, brick, 1926), in Horodysche (cast iron, granite, 1926), in Kerelivka (1929) and in Moryntsi, where the home of Shevchenko's parents was located (1939). The two latter monuments were replaced by those created by the sculptors M. Vronsky, O. Oliynyk and architect Zvarov in 1956 and 1957.

In 1925 The Government proclaimed the Taras Shevchenko grave and surrounding areas as a state preserve. In 1939 beautiful monuments to Shevchenko were erected in Kaniv (sculptor M. Manizer, architect: E. Levinson) and in Kyiv (sculptor M. Manizer, architect: E. Levinson). Sculptor I. Melhunov created a monument to Shevchenko that was erected in Konotop in 1939. It was replaced by another monument, made by sculptor Y. Krasnozhen in 1959. A bust of Shevchenko, created by T. Malynka was erected in Yahotyn in 1959.

After World War II, about 200 monuments were erected in the towns and villages of Ukraine. The most significant of them were monuments in Dnipropetrovsk (cement, granite, 1949, sculptor Ivan Znoba) which was replaced by a cast-iron statue made by sculptors I. and V. Znoba and architect L. Vytvytski in 1959, in Mukachevo (reinforced concrete, 1959, sculptors: S. Rihva and Y. Szindra), in Donetsk (bronze, granite, 1954, sculptors M. Vronsky and O. Oliynyk, architect V. Shaparenko), in Sumy (reinforced concrete, 1957, sculptor Y. Krasnozhen), in the village of Lozivka, Ternopil province (limestone, 1961, sculptors: Y. Chaika, and E. Misko) and in Korsun-Shevchenkivsky (acrylic resin, 1960, sculptors: M.Vronsky and O. Skoblikov). A significant event in the cultural life of then USSR was erecting a monument to Shevchenko in Moscow (bronze, granite, sculptors: M. Hritsiuk, Y. Sinkevich, A. Fuzhenko, architects: A. Snitzarev, Y. Chekaniuk).
Monuments to Shevchenko were also erected in the Shevchenko fortress in Mangyshlak peninsula (plaster cast, 1927, sculptor-amateur Atrau), in Ashhabad (bronze, granite, 1972, sculptor M.G. Lysenko, architects A. Ihnaschenko, A. Akhmetov) and in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The glory of the great son of Ukraine spread far from his homeland. He won international recognition in Europe and America. A monument to Shevchenko, a generous gift from Ukraine to Ukrainians of Canada, was erected in Oakville in 1951 (bronze, granite, sculptors: M. Vronsky and O. Oliynyk, architect V. Hnezdilov). The statue was stolen from the Oakville park in December 2006 and only the head of the statue survived. It is located in the Shevchenko Museum in Toronto. Another monument to Shevchenko in Canada was erected in Winnipeg in 1961. Three years later, in 1964, a Shevchenko monument was placed in Washington, USA. In 1979 a bust to the great poet was mounted in Arrow-Park, in New York State, USA (bronze, granite, sculptor V.Borodai, architect A. Ihnaschenko). Sculptor Arhipenko created a monument of Shevchenko that is located in Soyuzivka Resort, Kerhonkson, New York, USA. In 1971 the first monument to Shevchenko appeared in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires (granite). The bust of Shevchenko, erected in France in 1974, was a present from the city of Kyiv to Chalet-sur-Lueni (bronze, granite, sculptor O. Skoblikov, architect O. Malynovsky). Another monument to Taras Shevchenko in France was unveiled in Paris. There are two monuments to Shevchenko in Brazil. One was unveiled in Curitiba in 1967, another one, located in Prudentopolis, was erected in 1989. There are Shevchenko monuments in Italy, Poland and Romania. The most recent monuments to Shevchenko were erected in Tbilisi, Georgia (March 2007) and in Budapest, Hungary (July 2007).
People of all races, nationalities, beliefs and political views see the erection of monuments to Shevchenko as a demonstration of deep respect and love to a Ukrainian national genius, and as international recognition of his contribution to world culture. According to the former director of the Shevchenko National Museum in Kyiv, Serhiy Halchenko, there are now over 600 Shevchenko Monuments in the world.

The bronze statue was created in New York by Andrew Daragan, who was assisted by Roman Kowal of Winnipeg.
The unveiling of the monument on the Legislative Building grounds of Manitoba took place on July 9, 1961 in the presence of a very large mass of people from all parts of Canada and the United States, numbering over 40,000. Witnessing and participating in the ceremony were the highest dignitaries of the federal and provincial governments, the metropolis, the university, the Ukrainian churches and organizations and representatives of several ethnic groups in Canada and the United States.
The Shevchenko monument was unveiled by the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker.

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This 24 ft. high, bronze-granite monument, weighing 45 tons, was unveiled on June 27, 1964 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Sculptor: Leo Mol;
Architect: Radoslav Zuk;

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Granite. The monument was erected on the sqare Ukraina, in Prudentopolis, state of Parana, on December 3, 1989.

Sculptor: Leo Mol;

Architects: Myroslav Nitsyva and Yurko Zhonel Nazarenko;

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This 3-metre bronze monument was unveiled on July 12, 2007. The project of the monument was developed by the professor of the Lviv Academy of Arts I. Mykytyuk.

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The monument was erected in 1991. It was a gift from Ukraine to the Ukrainians of Poland.

Sculptor: Vasyl Borodaj;
Architect: Anatolij Ihnashchenko;

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The monument was erected in 1952 in the Herestreu Park in Buharest.

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The monument was erected in front of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in the Village of Nehostyna, in 1993.

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Kyiv, Ukraine

The monument was erected according to the resolution of the Soviet Supreme Council of Comissars of Ukrainian SSR of April 10, 1935. The monument was erected in the Shevchenko Park across from the Shevchenko State University on March 6, 1939. The height of the statue is 6 metres, and the height of the entire monument is 14 metres. The base is made of pink granite. The statue was cast of bronze in the Leningrad's plant of the art casting. The text reads: "T. H. Shevchenko. 1814-1861" and below is part of his immortal Zapovit.

Sculptor: M. Manizer, Architect: E. Levinson;

Photo by Karel Konrad, www.pbase.com

Kyiv, Ukraine

Kaniv, Cherkasy Province, Ukraine

Bronze, Granite;

The monument was unveiled in 1939;

Sculptor: M. Manizer, Architect: E. Levinson;

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Kharkiv, Ukraine

The 16.5-metre high monument includes a 5.5 metre bronze statue of Shevchenko on a round pedestal of raw labradorite (leldspar) encircled by various levels of smaller pedestal featuring 16 bronze figures symbolizing Ukrainian history and Taras Shevchenko's poetry. The monument was erected on March 24, 1935.

Bronze, Granite;

Sculptor: M. Manizer, Architect: I. Langbard;

Lutsk, Ukraine

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Luhansk, Ukraine

The monument is 5-metre bronze figure plus granite post. Erected in May 1998.

Sculptor: Ivan Chumak;

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Chernivtsi, Ukraine

The monument is located on the central square in Chernivtsi.

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Lviv, Ukraine

The monument was erected on August 24, 1992.

Sculptors: V. and A. Suchorski, Architects: Y. Dyba and Y. Kromey;

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Khodoriv, Lviv Province, Ukraine

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Brody, Lviv Province, Ukraine

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Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
The monument was destroyed on October 12, 2007 due to the site development.

The monument was originally erected on the high shore of the Dnieper River on Monastyrskiy (then Komsomolskiy) island in 1949. When the development on the island started, the monument was moved to another part of the city, Shevchenko Village in 1961.

Cement, Granite;

Sculptor: Ivan S. Znoba (1903-1990);

Photo by Yuri Fomenko

Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

The monument was erected in 1961.

Cast-iron, Granite;

Sculptor: Ivan S. Znoba (1903-1990) and Valentyn Znoba (1929-2006),
Architect: L. Vytvytskiy;

Photo by Yuri Fomenko

Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

The monument was unveiled on August 24, 1992.

Sculptor: Volodymyr Nebozhenko;

Photo by Yuri Fomenko

Dniprodzerzhynsk, Dnipropetrovsk Province, Ukraine

Sculptor: Garnik Hachatryan;

Photo by Victor Kulenko, http://kobzar.info

Donetsk, Ukraine

Bronze, Granite;

The monument was unveiled in front of the Donetsk City Hall and Donetsk District Administration in 1954.

Sculptors: M. Vronsky, O. Oliynyk, Architect: V. Shaparenko;

Photo by Sergij Klymenko, http://serg-klymenko.narod.ru

Dubno, Ukraine

Poltava, Ukraine

Reinforced concrete;

The monument was erected in Petrovskiy Park in 1925;

Sculptor: Ivan Kavaleridze;

Homutets, Poltava Province, Ukraine

Photo by Sergij Klymenko, http://serg-klymenko.narod.ru

Myrhorod, Poltava Province, Ukraine

The monument was erected in 1971;

Photo by Sergij Klymenko, http://serg-klymenko.narod.ru

Zvenihorod, Cherkasy Region, Ukraine

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Chernihiv, Ukraine

Photo by Sergij Klymenko, http://serg-klymenko.narod.ru

Kremenchuk, Ukraine

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Novohrad-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr Province, Ukraine

Photo by Oleksandr Boron',

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Zhytomyr, Ukraine

The monument was erected at the intersection of Shevchenko and Velyka Berdychevska Street in 1979.

Sculptor: B. Karlovskyi, Architect: P. Biryuk;

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Rivne, Ukraine

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Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Province, Ukraine

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Uzhhorod, Ukraine

Chyhyryn, Ukraine

The monument was unveiled in 1989;

Photo by Sergij Klymenko, http://serg-klymenko.narod.ru

Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine

Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine

The monument was unveiled on December 8, 2007 in Shevchenko Square in Yalta by Natalka Bunza-Ivanytska, a widow of the late Wasyl Ivanytsky who carried out an international fundraising campaign to place Shevchenko statue in Yalta. Crimean's from Kerch, Theodosia, Alushta, Yalta, Saky, Sevastopol, Bakhchisaray, Simferopol and Evpatoria as well as participants from Kyiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Toronto traveled to the pearl of the Black Sea to witness the unveiling. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister of Crimea, Anatoliy Hrytsenko, representative of Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Khomenko, Mayor of Yalta, Serhij Brayko, Director of the Shevchenko Foundation in Ukraine, Oryst Kosyk, and other officials.

Sculptor: Leo Mol;

Ternopil, Ukraine

The first in Russia monument to Taras Shevchenko was unveiled in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) on December 1, 1918. The creator of the monument was Latvian sculptor Janis Tilberg. The inscription says: "To the great Ukrainian poet-pesant T. G. Shevchenko (1814 - 1861) from the great Russian nation." The plaster monument existed for only eight years due to the deterioration of the material in the open air. It was planned to be replaced by a bronze version which never happened. For descendants it has remained merely in an old photograph taken in Petrograd in 1918.

The opening of the monument to T. Shevchenko.
Photo by F. Bulla;
Photo from the Central State Archives of Cinema,
Phonography and Photograph Documents in St. Petersburg

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