Monument to John Yuze
83001, Donetsk, Artyoma Street, 58, third building of DSTU
Description:
The Ukrainian city of Donetsk was once called Yuzovka, after its founder John James Hughes. At first, John Hughes was an ordinary engineer in an English factory. And then he made, as they say now, an excellent career as a businessman, and founded the city of Yuzovka-Donetsk, already becoming a major industrialist.
The monument to the founder of Donetsk appeared, by historical standards, quite recently, in 2001. The city executive committee announced a competition for the creation of the monument. It was won by sculptor Leonid Brin. And after the solemn laying of the stone of the monument in the city, disputes broke out about historical justice and the true date of the foundation of Donetsk. Some citizens believed that the founder was John Hughes, others wanted to give laurels to the local Cossacks. Due to heated disputes, the installation of monuments was postponed indefinitely.
After Brin's death, his project proved unnecessary. A monument to John Yuze appeared. But the author has another – Alexander Skorykh. The monument stands at the Technical University because John Hughes was an engineer.