Bust Oles Gonchar

Bust Honchar in Dnepropetrovsk was opened shortly after his death in 2003. It was established on the facade of one of the university buildings, which today bears the name of the famous Ukrainian poet and writer. The decision to rename the university arose in the early 2000s to emphasize the importance of the author, and the fact that he was a graduate of Oles Gonchar is the Dnepropetrovsk University many years ago.

Life and work Gonchar

Orphaned at the age of 3 years, the future writer gets to Poltava region foster grandparents. In 1930 ends the Kharkov University, already a graduate school of journalism. In 1940 he goes to the front and that`s where begins the first manifestation of creative talent. Among the noise of exploding mines and ordnance author finds time to complete its first notebook rhymed lines of military life in combat. Thus, a habit to create and produce essays about their experiences and what they saw.

After the war, he finished university in Dnepropetrovsk and publishes the works of "Attack" and "brothers" in the Ukrainian language, which are popular with readers around the world. Potter continued to step up the pace of his work, working on poems, prose and articles criticizing. By the end of his life his works read 67 foreign countries.

How to find a point of interest

Bust is located in the city center on Karl Marx Avenue , surrounded by dozens of interesting places, parks, theaters, museums. You can get here by any public transport, the central alley avenue runs the tram № 1. Walking nearby, you can visit the park named after Taras Shevchenko , or visit unique in its significance October Square , gathered around him a historical monuments, museums and much more.