Abstract
The paper explores the process of emergence of new symbolic meanings for the Motherland Monument (Kyiv) during the Russo-Ukrainian war. A retrospective into the history of the creation of the monument (1974–1981), and its main characteristics, such as location, orientation, pose, and attire is provided. The stages of Ukraine’s symbolic “appropriation” of the Motherland Monument after 2014 are presented with a focus on the years 2022–2023. The “Trident of the Motherland” project that implied the replacement of the shield’s Soviet coat of arms by the Ukrainian trident and the perspective of renaming the monument to “Mother Ukraine” are analyzed. The history and current status of the monument are viewed through the lens of state cultural policy and as a sociocultural phenomenon. Reactions to the “redefinition” from Ukrainian cultural figures, wider community, as well as some Russian public figures are quoted.
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