Monument to Sergei Korolev
Location: Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Completed: 1971
Architects: A.D. Korneev (architect) and O.P. Oliynyk (sculptor)
Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR
Sergei Korolev (1907-1966) was a Soviet Rocket engineer, who was born in Zhytomyr and was one of the leading figure during the Space Race between the USSR and the Americans in the 1950s and ’60s.
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