Monument to victims of the Holodomor

Monument to victims of famine in the central part of Vinnytsia. We set it in 2008. The monument is located near the State Administration of Vinnitsa region.

The history of the monument to the victims of the Holodomor

The emergence of such a monument in the city is not accidental. During the famine of 1932-1933 in Vinnitsa and Vinnitsa region from famine killed more than 1.5 million persons. Out of them - about 500 thousand. Children. This is a huge figure, given that the current population of the region is almost equal to the number once the victims. Opening of the monument has become a kind of tribute to all who died during the Great Famine.

Monument to victims of the Holodomor - a tall white monument. In the center of the sculpture is a woman with a sheaf of wheat in her hands. Her whole appearance says about the incredible pain and sorrows, she had to endure. One look at the commemorative sculpture is enough to understand the difficulties people had to go through during those terrible years.

In the background there are two sculptures of granite walls in the form of a corrugated poluarki top end. On each of them written during the Holodomor. The monument is located on a small hill that resembles a double circle. To his foot on the anniversary of the Holodomor and the management of city residents bring flowers and candles - the symbol of memory and grief of the victims. Near planted small trees, and the monument itself goes a long alley.

Attractions near the monument to the victims of the Holodomor

You can also visit the memorial to the victims of repression, a monument to the dead policemen and a monument to soldiers in Afghanistan. All of them are located in the beautiful and picturesque corners of Vinnitsa.