THE MONUMENT TO DUCHESS OLHA

In' May, 1996 inhabitants of Kyiv and the guests of the capital of Ukraine saw the reconstructed monument dedicated to the ancient Duchess Olha who reigned Kyiv Rus in the 10th century. This monument had a dramatic history.

The historical society collected money, and the sculptor Ivan Kavaleridze with his colleagues created the monument to Duchess Olha which was erected on Mykhailivska Square in 1911

In 1919 bolsheviks threw the monument out of its base and ruined it.

In 1995 archeologists found 17 pieces of the original statue, and it was decided to rebuild the monument.

Duchess Olha stands in the centre of a pink marble base. On her left apostle Andrii is pointing to the holy Kyiv hills, and on her right are seated Kyrylo and Mephodii, the enlighteners of Slavic people.