This large monument on Euclid Avenue in Winnipeg commemorating Ukrainian poet Markian Shashkevich (1811-1843) was dedicated on 24 September 1944. The bronze bust, made by J. Emil Brunet of Montreal, is three feet high and sits atop a 12-foot-high pedestal of red and dark grey granite cut by Brunet Monuments of Norwood.
Markian Shashkevich monument (2010)
Source: City of WinnipegSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90721, W97.12897
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Brunet Monuments
“Ukrainians honor poet,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 September 1944, page 9.
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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 31 December 2025
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