A 1983 archival postcard showing the monument-bust to the revolutionary Ivan Kotlov in Kremenchuk, Ukrainian SSR.
What is shown on the postcard
In the foreground, a granite bust of Ivan Kotlov is mounted on a tall granite pedestal inscribed with “ИВАН КОТЛОВ”. In the background stands a two-story brick Soviet department store building featuring the Ukrainian sign “УНІВЕРМАГ”. A flowerbed is visible in front of the monument, with green trees and parked Soviet passenger cars on the right.
Historical note
The monument to Bolshevik revolutionary Ivan Fedorovich Kotlov (1874–1919), who worked in the Kryukiv railway repair workshops, was erected in Kryukiv (the right-bank district of Kremenchuk) during the Soviet era to commemorate a key local organizer of the labor movement.
Present day
As part of the decommunization process in Ukraine, the monument-bust to I. F. Kotlov in Kremenchuk was dismantled in 2015. The former department store building in the background remains but has been repurposed. The park formerly named after Kotlov has been renamed Pokrovsky Park.
Location (map)
Address: corner of Akademika Herasymovycha St and Respublikanska St, Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates: 49.027500, 33.435800
(Google Maps)
Coordinate source: Coordinates determined based on the historical location of the Kotlov monument in Kryukiv near the former department store..
Questions and answers
- To whom is the monument shown on the postcard dedicated? The monument is dedicated to the Bolshevik revolutionary Ivan Fedorovich Kotlov, who worked in the Kryukiv railway repair workshops.
- What building is visible in the background of the postcard? In the background, there is a two-story brick Soviet department store building with the Ukrainian sign “УНІВЕРМАГ”.
- Does this monument still exist today? No, as part of the decommunization process in Ukraine, the monument-bust to I. F. Kotlov in Kremenchuk was dismantled in 2015.
See also
The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Kremenchuk from 1983.
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