Odesa announced a competition for a monument to Lesya Ukrainka: the winner will receive 140 thousand hryvnias.

In Odesa, it was decided to honor the great Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka and a competition was announced to create a monument to her in Cosmonauts Park. The winner will receive a prize of 140 thousand hryvnias from the city budget, as reported by the Odesa City Council.

Competition for the monument

The Executive Committee of the Odesa City Council has launched a nationwide competition for the design of a monument to Lesya Ukrainka in Cosmonauts Park. In addition, there are plans for landscaping the area near the monument.

In the near future, the park will be named after the writer according to the decision of the historical and toponymic commission and the executive body of the city council. The final decision on the renaming will be made at the next city council session.

Requirements for participants and prizes

Participants in the competition must submit various plans, layouts, and models of the monument. Prizes for the top places will be 140 thousand UAH, 105 thousand UAH, and 70 thousand UAH, respectively. The total budget of the competition is 350 thousand UAH.

Recently in Odesa, there have been incidents of vandalism towards monuments that are part of the city's cultural heritage.

In Odesa, a competition was announced for the best design of a monument to Lesya Ukrainka, which will be installed in the Cosmonauts Park of the city. The winner of the competition will receive a prize of 140 thousand hryvnias from the city budget, and the planned budget for the competition is 350 thousand hryvnias. The process of landscaping the area near the monument will also be an important part of this project.