Leonid Molodozhanyn OC OM RCA (January 15, 1915 – July 4, 2009), known as Leo Mol , was a Ukrainian Canadian stained glass artist, painter and sculptor.
21-917: Born Leonid Molodozhanyn in Polonne , Russian Empire (now Ukraine ), Mol learned the art of ceramics in his father's pottery workshop. Mol studied sculpture at the Leningrad Academy of Arts from 1936 to 1940. Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union he was deported to Germany where he was influenced by Arno Breker . In 1945, he moved to The Hague , and in December, 1948, he and his wife, Margareth (whom he married in 1943), emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba . In 1949, he held his first ceramics exhibition in Winnipeg. More than three hundred of Mol's works are displayed in
42-768: A municipality . It was established by the Government of Ukraine on 12 June 2020. A hromada is designated urban hromada if its administration is located in a city ; settlement hromada if it is located in a settlement ( selyshche ), and rural hromada if it is located in a village ( selo ) or another rural settlement. Territories of hromadas (which, in turn, are divided into 7744 starosta okruhs (elderships)) form raions (districts) and several raions form oblasts (regions). Similar terms exist in Poland ( gromada ) and in Belarus ( hramada ). The literal translation of this term
63-516: Is " community ", similar to the terms used in western European states, such as Germany ( Gemeinde ), France ( commune ), Italy ( comune ), and Portugal ( freguesia ), or in several English-speaking countries ( township ). In total, there are 1469 hromadas (as of 1 October 2023), including: Prior to 2020, the basic units of administrative division in Ukraine were rural councils, settlement councils and city councils, which were often referred to by
84-540: Is situated in the historic region of Volhynia , on the Shepetivka - Berdychiv railroad line. Various industries within the city include porcelain , ceramic . Polonne has been known at least since 996, when it was first mentioned as a taxation subject in relation to Prince Volodymyr the Great 's Desiatynna Church. The town was mentioned in 1169 and 1172 due to Cuman raids. In 1366, Polonne passed from Polish King Casimir III
105-650: The Government of Ukraine approved the territories and administrative centers of the hromadas, which cover settlements in all regions of Ukraine except for Crimea . A total of 1470 hromadas were approved. On 12 August 2020 the Sokoliv hromada of the Cherkasy Oblast became a part of the Zhashkiv hromada. Thus, there were 1469 hromadas. Each hromada carries out two types of task: own and commissioned. Own tasks are public tasks exercised by self-government, which serve to satisfy
126-650: The January Uprising , on May 12, 1863, Polish insurgents led by General Edmund Różycki seized the local arsenal and rearmed, and then held trainings of the growing insurgent unit in the following days. In 1879, it had a population of 6,682. Following World War I , in 1919, it was regained by reborn Poland and administered as part of the Volhynian District until 1920, when it fell to the Soviets. In modern times it received city status in 1938. The Jewish population
147-596: The University of Manitoba Archives and Special Collections . Polonne Polonne ( Ukrainian : Полонне , IPA: [poˈlɔnːe] ) is a city on the Khomora River in Shepetivka Raion , Khmelnytskyi Oblast ( province ) of western Ukraine . Polonne hosts the administration of Polonne urban hromada , one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The current estimated population is 20,172 (2022 estimate). Polonne
168-599: The Volhynian Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province . In 1607 Stanisław Lubomirski erected the Saint Anne church. In 1640 he fortified and armed the town and garrisoned it with 400 men. In 1648, it was captured by Cossacks led by Maksym Kryvonis , who then massacred the garrison and up to 10,000 civilians, mostly Jews (including the well-known Samson ben Pesah Ostropoli ) who had taken refuge within
189-500: The 1.2 hectare Leo Mol Sculpture Garden in Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park which comprises a gallery, a renovated studio, and an outdoor display. The garden was unveiled on June 18, 1992 and has been expanded twice since. It is supported by private donations, and Mol personally donated 200 bronze sculptures to the city of Winnipeg. The sculptures are of religious leaders, prominent people, the human form, and wildlife. Mol died July 4, 2009, at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He
210-716: The Great to Duke Liubartas under a territorial exchange. Throughout the Middle Ages Polonne was known by its castle, also enjoying Magdeburg Rights . Later on, it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , and then the Kingdom of Poland within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . Połonne was a royal town , and afterwards a private town after it was granted to the Lubomirski family, administratively located in
231-640: The St. Volodymyr Institute in Toronto. 1970, Terry Fox 1982. On Parliament Hill in Ottawa stands his impressive over life-size standing portrait figure of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker 1985. Also on Parliament Hill stands an impressive bronze statue of Elizabeth II . The maquette of Sir William Stephenson C.C. (code-named "Intrepid") is displayed in a place of honour within CIA Headquarters, Langley, VA, USA In 1989, he
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#1733085894208252-556: The Vatican. He also has a sculpture of Taras Shevchenko on display on Washington's Embassy Row . Other important subjects who Mol sculpted include members of the Group of Seven , A. J. Casson , A.Y. Jackson and Frederick Varley . Mol also sculpted Sir Winston Churchill 1966, Winnipeg editorial cartoonist Peter Kuch (1917-1980), Dwight D. Eisenhower 1965, John F. Kennedy 1969, Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook ca. St. Volodymyr located at
273-407: The administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Polonne Raion was merged into Shepetivka Raion. Hromada A hromada ( Ukrainian : територіальна громада , romanized : terytorialna hromada , lit. 'territorial community') is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine , similar to
294-502: The generic term hromada . The Constitution of Ukraine and some other laws, including the "Law on local self-governance", delegate certain rights and obligations for hromadas. Types of hromadas include cities, urban-type settlements , rural settlements , and villages. In his draft constitutional amendments of June 2014, President Petro Poroshenko proposed changing the administrative divisions of Ukraine , which he felt should include oblasts , raions and hromadas. On 12 June 2020
315-721: The needs of the community. The tasks can be twofold: Own high objectives include matters such as spatial harmony, real estate management, environmental protection and nature conservation, water management , country roads, public streets, bridges, squares and traffic systems, water supply systems and source, the sewage system, removal of urban waste, water treatment, maintenance of cleanliness and order, sanitary facilities, dumps and council waste, supply of electric and thermal energy and gas, public transport, health care, welfare, care homes, subsidised housing, public education, cultural facilities including public libraries and other cultural institutions, historic monuments conservation and protection,
336-480: The self-government initiatives and cooperation within the commune including with non-governmental organizations, interaction with regional communities from other countries, etc. Commissioned tasks cover the remaining public tasks resulting from legitimate needs of the state, commissioned by central government for the units of local government to implement. The tasks are handed over on the basis of statutory by-laws, charters and regulations, or by way of agreements between
357-453: The sports facilities and tourism including recreational grounds and devices, marketplaces and covered markets, green spaces and public parks, communal graveyards, public order and safety, fire and flood protection with equipment maintenance and storage, maintaining objects and devices of the public utility and administrative buildings, pro-family policy including social support for pregnant women, medical and legal care, supporting and popularising
378-631: The town's walls. In 1761, King Stanisław August Poniatowski visited the town and met with heir Kalikst Poniński. A Royal privilege of 1766 allowed Marcin Lubomirski to organize two annual fairs in Połonne. In 1790, the newly formed 3rd Artillery Brigade of the Polish Crown Army was garrisoned in Połonne. During the Second Partition of Poland , in 1793, Polonne was annexed by Russia . During
399-505: Was 94. In 2002, his monumental bronze sculpture Lumberjacks (1990), which now stands in Assiniboine Park was featured on a 48¢ Canadian postage stamp in the sculptors series. Mol's small bronze sculpture of lumberjacks (1978) was his inspiration for a monumental bronze sculpture. He was always known as a particularly prolific artist and some of his most famous works include likenesses of three different Popes which stand in museums in
420-565: Was important in the town. During World War II , the Germans occupied the town kept the Jews imprisoned in a ghetto . They were guarded by Ukrainian policemen and had to do slave labor . In 1941 and 1942, hundreds of Jews are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppe . Until 18 July 2020, Polonne was the administrative center of Polonne Raion . The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of
441-586: Was made an Officer of the Order of Canada . In 2000, he was awarded the Order of Manitoba . He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts . He received honorary degrees from the University of Winnipeg , the University of Alberta and the University of Manitoba . Mol was also made an honorary academician of the Canadian Portrait Academy (Hon. CPA) in 2000. Leo Mol's papers are held by
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