REGINA – Dignitaries and members of the Ukrainian community gathered in Regina to officially dedicate a statue that will serve as a permanent reminder of the Holodomor, the man-made famine that devastated Ukraine during the early 1930s.
The bronze figure on the legislature grounds is a copy of a statue by sculptor Petro Drozdowsky in Kyiv called “Bitter Memories of Childhood.”
It depicts a peasant girl collecting a wheat sheaf.
Deputy Premier Ken Krawetz says the artwork will foster greater awareness of the Holodomor and provide a permanent place for people to reflect upon the tragedy.
He says it will honour the memory of …read more
Source: Metro News
