FAMOUS MONUMENTS OF MAKEYEVKA

cities in Donetsk People Republic. Here you can find modern

cafés and restaurants, coloured houses and amazing parks, old churches and historical museum
Our city has unique and interesting history. Every person should remember the names of brave soldiers, who sacrificed their lives for the sake of their motherland. You can find plenty of monuments which were dedicated to these courageous people
Here you can see plenty of monuments which symbolize the beauty of our city. You can find a lot of monuments which were devoted to the famous people, who glorified Makeyevka

on a big piece of coal, explains that everything in

Makeyevka is based on the coal industry. Over the head she holds four stars, which symbolize the main directions in Makeyevka: coal and metallurgical industry, beautiful nature and national traditions
The work was performed by the famous Donetsk skulpturer - Nikolay Zagrebnoy

“Glorify Makeyevka”

devoted to the search of minerals
From 1715 to 1723

he discovered gold, silver and other minerals and coal in Donetsk coal basin
This discovery gave rise to work on the geological development of Donetsk coal basin at the end of 1721
One of the parks and the monument in Makeyevka were named after Kapustin
This monument was opened in 1983

in 2008. It is one of the youngest monuments of

the city. Its opening was devoted to the seventieth anniversary of the Russian marshal and was followed by a ceremony in the presence of numerous delegations from Moscow and Kiev
The monument was established in the park opposite the school №22. This monument represents the minister's portrait, and an inscription on a granite stele

square in Makeyevka
The monument is presented in the form of

sculptural composition and obelisks. This monument is a symbol of fighting glory
After liberation of Makeyevka from aggressors on September 6, 1943 the brave soldiers were buried in the center of the square
In 1946 people built this monument
on the place of burial

territory of Makeyevka city park was used by the Nazis

for the mass executions of civilians
After the liberation of the city more than 224 citizens were found dead in the city park
In October 1974, according to the decision of Donetsk Regional Council,
a monument to “Victims of fascism” was built in Makeyevka in the city park

World War
The monument to soldiers who were killed during the

Second World War is located in the settlement of Krynka
It has the form of a stele. There are two plates which form the stele
The monument was erected in memory of the famous mine – soldiers and other people who died during the Second World War

Afghanistan
The monument to the died soldiers is devoted to thousands

of people who haven't come back from the war in Afghanistan.
The monument was established in 2001. The author of a monument is V.F.Piskun
In 10 years of fights 14 454 people died,
more than 50 thousand people were wounded, 6 669 soldiers and officers became disabled people.
In fights soldiers revealed the courage and heroism. 200 thousand "Afghans" have been noted by awards

gathered in the big building a large group of children

who were made donors for their soldiers by force. They killed more than 300 children. There were a lot of casualties but the exact number is unknown.
In 2005 people erected this memorial
It is the only monument in the world for the children who were tortured by Germans
On stele you can see the names of only 120 children

in Makeyevka near the school № 7

This brave person

worked as a master at a plant. He died at the age of 24 when he saved lives of other workers in 1943. He rushed under a stream of the melted metal and became a hero

A sculptor of this monument is Sergey Alekseyevich Gonchar

district
“Grieving angel” was built in 2015
This sculpture was

dedicated to the civilians and soldiers - defenders of Donetsk People's Republic
Its opening was devoted to this brave and courageous people and it was followed by a ceremony

of miners of Makeyevka" was built in 2003. It was

dedicated to the miners of the city, to their daily heroism
There is not such a monument in Donetsk or in Ukraine.
V. F. Piskun is a sculptor of the project . He is one of the most famous artists in Donetsk
The monument is located in the downtown on crossing of 250-year Avenue of Donbass and Moskovskaya Street

find beautiful Lenin Square in Makeyevka
The monument to Lenin, erected

in the centre of this square,
was created in 1970 in honor of the 100 anniversary from the date of his birth
This sculpture was created by A. Lukin and the sculptor – A. Polonik.

The monument is made of granite, marble and bronze

Родине. Это гораздо больше. Это — сознание своей неотъемлемости от

Родины и неотъемлемое переживание вместе с ней ее счастливых и ее несчастных дней

A famous russian writer L. Tolstoy said that patriotism is the feeling that combines not only love to your motherland but also the
awareness of your inalienability from the Motherland and the inalienable experience with it in its happy and unfortunate days happy and miserable historical events