Card Monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union PD Osipenko, 1986

This 1986 postcard shows the monument to Hero of the Soviet Union Polina Osipenko in Berdyansk.

What is shown on the postcard

The image features a monument with a figure or bas-relief of the pilot on a pedestal. Osipenko was linked to the Azov region; a city street bears her name.

Historical note

Polina Osipenko (1907–1939) was a Soviet pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union who died during a record flight. Berdyansk is associated with her biography as an Azov port city.

Present day

The monument and Osipenko Street remain city landmarks. The postcard records the memorial in 1986.

Location (map)

Address: Osipenko Street, Berdyansk, Ukraine

Coordinates: 46.758200, 36.802500
(Google Maps)

Coordinate source: Open map data, Berdyansk.

Questions and answers

• Who is the monument to? Polina Osipenko, pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union.
• What year? 1986.
• Is there a street named after her? Yes, Osipenko Street in Berdyansk.

See also

• Berdyansk postcards
• 1986 postcards

The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Berdyansk from 1986.