The ''Stepan Bandera monument in Lviv'' is a statue dedicated to
Stepan Bandera, a controversial Ukrainian politician, ideologue of the Ukrainian nationalist movement of the twentieth century, and chairman of the
OUN-B. The monument is in
Lviv. one of the main cities of
Western Ukraine. The figure of Stepan Bandera stands in front of the Stele of Ukrainian Statehood. The monument was unveiled in 2007.
Description
The monument is a larger than life statue of Stepan Bandera standing, 7 meters tall. Behind it is the Stele of Ukrainian Statehood - a 30 meter tall triumphal arch with 4 columns, each column symbolizing a different period of the Ukrainian statehood. The first one -
Kievan Rus', the second - the
Cossack Hetmanate, the third - the
Ukrainian People's Republic, and the fourth -
the modern, independent Ukraine.
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Memorial for the victims killed by OUN-UPA (Luhansk)
The monument dedicated to the "Luhansk victims of the OUN-UPA" is a statue located in Luhansk, Ukraine. The monument was unveiled in 2010 under the direction of city deputy Arsen Klinchaev and in association with the Party of Regions in a park i ...
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The Shot in the Back
''The Shot in the Back'' ( uk, По́стріл у спи́ну, russian: Вы́стрел в спи́ну) is monument in Simferopol, Crimea, funded by Crimean residents and the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU) to commemorate Soviet citizens an ...
References
2007 establishments in Ukraine
Statues in Ukraine
Ukrainian Insurgent Army
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