Monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union N. F. Vatutin
Ukraine, Donetsk, Artema Street, 96 Square
Description:
Monument-bust Hero of the Soviet Union General Vatutin Nikolai Fedorovich was erected in Donetsk in 2009. Its opening was timed to the day of liberation of Donbass from Nazi invaders. A bronze bust is installed near the city council building on the avenue, bearing the name of the general.
General Nikolai Fedorovich Vatutin (1901-1944) participated in the battles for the liberation of Donbas and Kiev during the Great Patriotic War. He headed the first Ukrainian front.
In the competition among sculptors to perform the monument to Vatutin won the work of Piskun V.F. Financing of the work was due to voluntary donations of citizens. The bust of Vatutin is made of bronze, and the pedestal for it is covered with granite.