Memorial to the Ever-Living

The Memorial "Eternally Alive" is one of the largest monuments in Kremenchuk, reminding contemporaries of the terrible years of the city's German occupation. The memorial was erected on 23 September 1973 next to the "KrAZ" Palace of Culture. Its opening was timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Kremenchuk's liberation from the occupiers.

On the stepped granite pedestal of the memorial stands a group of seven sculptures, figures of five men, a woman and a child. The sculptures are clad in a silver-colored metal finish. They rise to 6,5 m. Nearby stands a concrete stele, clad in red granite to match the pedestal. It bears the inscription "Eternally Alive", which recalls important historical events and the unbreakable will of the Ukrainian people for freedom and life.

Interesting facts:

• At the site of the memorial, during the German occupation, one of the nine largest concentration camps was located.
• 93 thousand people died in the German concentration camp — almost half of the population of present-day Kremenchuk.
• The memorial architects are V. A. Kasiiian and Ye. Yu. Cherkasov.