memorial memorial bronze statue stone relief adorned wall located block neighborhood washington united_states monuments washington honor foreign heroes symbolize freedom native countries memorial honors ukrainian poet artist influenced development modern ukrainian literature committee build memorial included president honorary head opposition memorial installation led washington_post dedicated anniversary birth dignitaries dedication ceremony included prominent ukrainian americans president members hollywood actors sculpted statue ukrainian monuments nation capital second memorial ukrainian victims famine completed surrounding park maintained federal government history background addition numerous memorials monuments pay homage famous americans washington home artworks honoring foreign heroes examples include memorials honoring india czechoslovakia hungary idea monument honoring began founded group efforts came fruition ukrainian americans continued pursue goal turning point professor wrote article titled favor monument washington asking support scientific society thousands ukrainian americans sent letters members congress ukrainian american economist anti communism activist prominent advocate monument honoring activists eventually gained support senator new_york representative michigan said freedom fitting statue national hero taught american ideals patriotism service man stand capital stated statue washington united_states expression understanding appreciation means brave noble ukrainian people april bill authorizing erection statue circulating house_of_representatives officials national_park_service lodged complaint committee number monuments built washington bill subsequently postponed resolution later unanimously approved house_of_representatives june followed senate august september president signed public law authorizing erection monument resolution stated eastern_europe century works brilliantly reflected aspirations man personal liberty national independence poet ukraine greatly inspired great american tradition fight colonial occupation native land parts free world centennial held honor immortal champion liberty moral capacity free men independent nation symbolize spiritual ties bound writings country million ukraine nation september president assisted establishing inc headed president societies president president serving honorary head later year design competition announced requirements public large poet depicted youth seventeen sculpture designs submitted july committee unanimously chose ukrainian canadian works countries depicting paid winning competition second place artists paid place artists paid total cost memorial paid donations people ukrainian americans design layout memorial site approved april site designed architect contractor stonework provided carving completed opposition choice subject statue controversy opponents washington_post editorial board argued ukrainian poet known americans idol anti semitic anti polish following strongly editorial publication angry responses including members new_york illinois said memorial appropriate compared statues city honoring people gathered memorial site groundbreaking ceremony september repeated calls months memorial plans scrapped november member required approve statue according congressional resolution called cancellation memorial month secretary said wanted review plans construct memorial attempts project ultimately failed capital planners said lacked authority stop erection statue initially soviet_union officials including soviet embassy representatives united_nations opposed memorial demanded cancel plans eventually accepted idea soviet embassy requested involved memorial dedication occur memorial inscription carefully statue sponsors soviet_union discourage soviet laying memorial dedication statue founded placed pedestal june memorial dedication ceremony took place weeks later june day long festivities included concerts procession people ukrainian descent wearing native clothing marching memorial site parade arriving buses cars decorated flags blue yellow signs gathering early morning led colonel took hours participants march past white_house west pennsylvania avenue north 23rd street memorial site approximately people attendance ceremony including argentina australia belgium canada france germany united_kingdom government representatives foreign ambassadors addition dignitaries attendance included following president exile president leaders ukrainian american organizations like president ohio pennsylvania actors miss world united states ceremony opened followed rendition national anthem star banner read invocation english ukrainian president memorial committee spoke significance monument prominent president chosen statue minutes crowd like following minute speech unveiled statue calling ukrainian hero stated hope magnificent march shadow foot statue new world movement hearts minds words actions men ending movement dedicated independence freedom peoples captive nations entire world said statue represented millions oppressed eastern_europe gives constant encouragement struggle forever communist day final victory achieved surely following unveiling led crowd musical rendition poem testament additional speeches archbishop gave ceremony concluded crowd singing ukraine national anthem english ukraine died later history steel containing soil grave installed base memorial commemorative book includes brief history monument list memorial fund donors documents related site installed base memorial site protest rallies held ukrainian americans objected soviet_union policies described symbol ukrainian independence rallying point ukrainian american community ukrainian dignitaries visit memorial president laid statue april head ukrainian ambassador united_states visited site memorial site administered national_park_service federal agency second ukrainian monument approved monument honor millions died result famine genocide caused soviet_union memorial site located triangular lot massachusetts avenue near december dedication ceremony held future site memorial ukraine lady speakers formally dedicated november second memorial washington honor victims communism located near design location memorial located middle triangular park bounded street south 22nd street east west street block consists bronze statue vermont granite base vermont granite wall relief statue approximately feet tall feet wide feet long base approximately feet tall statue faces south depicts wearing long suit coat stepping forward left hand holds jacket slightly opened right hand pointed downwards hangs depicted young middle age adult short hair relief depicts greek god statue wall stepped platform surrounded stone plaza inscriptions memorial include following art statue lower north ukraine base south dedicated liberation freedom independence captive nations monument 19th century ukrainian poet fighter independence ukraine freedom mankind foreign russian colonial rule appealed new law washington unveiled june historic event commemorated anniversary birth memorial authorized congress united states america august signed public law dwight 34th president united_states_of_america september statue erected americans ukrainian ancestry friends base north leo sculptor architect base lower north ukraine washington fair laws someday base west soul shall freedom knows dying harvest fields seas lying living spirit lord wall north
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