Hetman of Ukraine Skoropadskyi honored in Mykolaiv

A memorial plaque in honor of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi has been installed in Mykolaiv on the corner of Soborna and Soborna streets. It will remind of his contribution to statehood and the struggle for Ukraine's independence.

This was reported by the press service of the Mykolaiv City Council.

The memorial plaque in honor of Pavlo Skoropadskyi was installed on a building located on the corner of Pavlo Skoropadskyi and Soborna streets. The plaque was initiated by the Buzkyi Gard unit and concerned residents of the city.

The press service reminded that in 2024 the street was named after Pavlo Skoropadskyi after the renaming of the former Admiral Makarov Street as part of decommunization.

Pavlo Skoropadskyi (1873-1945) was a Ukrainian hetman, statesman, politician, and public figure, a fighter for Ukraine's independence in the twentieth century.

During the existence of the Ukrainian state in 1918, Skoropadskyi introduced state symbols: a Cossack with a musket became the emblem of the hetman's power, and the trident was used as an attribute of military clothing; the state seal combined both symbols.

In June, an ancient cannon was dismantled on Flotskyi Boulevard in Mykolaiv. The press service of the city council explained that this was part of the decolonization process, and the cannon itself was transferred to the Mykolaiv Museum of Shipbuilding and Fleet for display.

"Decolonization cannot take place in a few years - it lasts as long as colonization lasted," said Tetyana Filevska, creative director of the Ukrainian Institute, a researcher of the Ukrainian avant-garde and Kazymyr Malevich's work, in an interview with Intent.

According to her, while Ukraine's colonial dependence on Russia lasted for about 300 years, true liberation requires several generations. The countdown to modern decolonization, which began in 2022, means that Ukraine still has a difficult and long way to go.

Анна Бальчінос