Winning Design Selected for Odesa's Lesya Ukrainka Monument.

Odesa Chooses Design for Monument to Lesya Ukrainka

According to Novyny.live: The winning design for a monument to the celebrated Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka has been selected in Odesa. The monument will be erected in a square on Lesya Ukrainka Avenue. The competition was won by a project from sculptor Mykola Bilyk and architects Andriy Kostruba, Mariia Matushenko, and Oleksandr Vovk.

Competition Results

• Second place was awarded to a proposal presented by sculptors Viktoriia Lipovka and Oleksandr Ruban, in collaboration with architects Andrii Danylenko and Kateryna Lipovka.
• The third-place team consisted of sculptor Anastasiia Kozminska and architects Mykola Chepelev and Mykola Volkov.

The competition was announced following a decision by the Odesa City Council's Executive Committee in August 2025 and ran until January 30, 2026. Professional architects, sculptors, designers, students from relevant universities, and author collectives were eligible to participate.

Odesa city council deputy Olha Kvasnytska stated that the monument will be installed with minimal disruption to the existing architectural and planning environment.

"The installation of a monument to Lesya Ukrainka in Odesa is significant for the city's cultural development, as it will become a symbol of honoring Ukrainian literature and its prominent figures." - Olha Kvasnytska

The project's realization is expected to promote awareness of Lesya Ukrainka's literary work among local residents and tourists, while also highlighting the region's cultural identity. Given the wide range of professionals who entered the competition, the final monument is anticipated to be of a high artistic standard. Lesya Ukrainka is a foundational figure in Ukrainian literature, and this monument will serve as a permanent tribute in a city with a rich cultural history.