Heroes of Stalingrad Square

51°30′41″N 31°19′37″E / 51.51139°N 31.32694°E / 51.51139; 31.32694

Heroes of Stalingrad Square (Ukrainian: Площа Героїв Сталінграду) an area in the Desnyansky district of Chernihiv, at the intersection of Rokossovsky and Vsekhsvyatskaya streets, a historically developed area (district) Bobrovitsky residential area. Previously, the public transport stop along Rokossovsky Street was named after the square before being renamed as Vsekhsvyatskaya Street.^[1]

History

In 1983, the square received its present name - in honor of the 40th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Stalingrad - an important battle of the Eastern Front of World War II.

In April 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed derussification-laws.^[2] This law prohibits toponymy that symbolizes or glorifies Russia, individuals who carried out aggression against Ukraine (or another country), as well as totalitarian policies and practices related to the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, including Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied territories.^[2]

Description

At the corner of the intersection of Rokossovsky and Vsekhsvyatskaya streets (opposite Vsekhsvyatskaya street house No. 2), is located in the residential area of Rokossovsky Street near the Niva market and Church of All Saints. A memorial sign to the Heroes of Stalingrad was located, which was dismantled on 7 August 2017 due to an emergency condition.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ "В Чернигове изменят новые троллейбусные маршруты и ликвидируют «двойку»?". www.0462.ua. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Zelenskyy signs law banning geographical names associated with Russia". Ukrayinska Pravda. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
"The government has adopted a decision that removes the protection status from a number of monuments of the Soviet and imperial era" (in Ukrainian). Istorychna Pravda. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ "Стелу героям Сталинграда в Чернигове демонтировали". www.gorod.cn.ua. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Стелу на площади Героев Сталинграда скоро разберут". www.0462.ua. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS OF CHERNIHIV". www.find-way.com.ua. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "ХРАМ УСІХ СВЯТИХ ЧЕРНІГІВСЬКИХ". www.ua.polomap.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "ПЕРША В УКРАЇНІ: У ЧЕРНІГОВІ Є ЦЕРКВА З ЛІФТОМ". www.val.ua. Retrieved 13 October 2021.