Card Monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union NI Stashkova. Dnipropetrovsk, 1976

A 1976 postcard featuring views of Dnepropetrovsk and the monument to N. I. Stashkov from the «Old Postcards» archive collection.

What is shown on the postcard

The postcard depicts the monument to Hero of the Soviet Union Nikolai Ivanovich Stashkov in the city of Dnepropetrovsk. The monument consists of a bronze bust on a tall pedestal. The surrounding area features flower beds, and the background shows trees, city streetlamps, and a water body.

Historical note

Nikolai Ivanovich Stashkov was a Soviet party official, one of the organizers and leaders of the underground movement in Ukraine during the Great Patriotic War, and a Hero of the Soviet Union. During the Soviet period, a monument was erected in his honor in Dnepropetrovsk as part of the city’s memorial landscape.

Present day

Archive materials and old postcards serve as an important source for the history of urban architecture and monuments in Dnipro, allowing researchers to trace changes in the urban environment over the past decades.

Questions and answers

• What year is indicated on the postcard? The postcard indicates the year 1976.
• Who is the monument dedicated to? The monument is dedicated to Hero of the Soviet Union N. I. Stashkov.
• In which city is the monument located? The monument is located in the city of Dnepropetrovsk (now Dnipro).

See also

• Dnipro postcards
• 1976 postcards

The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Dnipro from 1976.