The “character is athlete” exhibition

25 February 2025 the year in the Chernihiv Regional Museum of MU. VV. Tarnovsky's opening of the exhibition "Character - Athlete" took place. The topic of the new museum exposition is the Russian-Ukrainian War and the Chernihiv Sport.

Honoring the memory of the dead athletes, Supporting their families is one of the exhibition tasks. The character of the fighter, the defender largely formed sports, and in critical conditions prompted to change the sneakers on Berki and brought from the sports grounds, stadiums, rings to meet the enemy, To give a way away. Thanks to that, Who stood in the ranks of defenders of Ukraine, Volunteers, Chernihiv athletes, which represent our country in international competitions is a powerful message to the world community, that our people fight and capable of winning. The will to win is an integral feature of Ukrainians.

The main characters of the exhibition “Character is an athlete ”is thirteen wrath warriors, who have been killed in protecting Ukraine's independence: Victor Zapka, Sergey Telushkov, Dmitry Muzyriv, Yevgeny Pravok, Yuri Raven, Denis Ponomarenko, Yaroslav Rudich, Dmitry Romanchenko, Maxim Surzhik, Alexei Dygovets, Yaroslav Pinchuk, Sergey Lysyuk, Andriy Pedor. Different education, specialty, Come on, All of them were united by sports and love for Ukraine.

Chernihiv sports, is also the hero of our exhibition. The exposition presents provocative evidence, what is evidenced, as a Russian aggressor, Without following the rules of warfare, destroys sports infrastructure. Since the beginning of full -scale aggression of the Russian Federation 12 Sports objects in Chernihiv were fired and bombardment. Two of them - the state -owned enterprise “Olympic Sports Training Center“ Chernihiv ” (Stadium Yu.O.. Gagarin) and the training base of Chernihiv SDUSHOR on skiing-were completely destroyed. Others have undergone significant damage.

Despite all the difficulties of sports in Chernihiv lives and develops. No regional sports facility has stopped operating. Athletes train, competing and picking up rewards.

Sport allows veterans, who were injured, Recover faster. Veteran Sport is an important component on the rehabilitation path. Participation in international sports competitions of Chernihiv veterans - testimony to the indomitable spirit.

The exhibition is presented near 200 exhibits, who gave the families of dead, Chernihiv athletes and coaches, the veterans of the Armed Forces and things, found during museum harvesting expeditions: documents, світлини, awards, sports and military uniforms, Sports equipment and other items, which we present the realities of Russian aggression.

The museum expresses gratitude for helping to create an exhibition of families of dead athletes, Nina Lemesh - the first deputy chairman of the Chernihiv Regional Council, Maria Rodikova - Deputy Director of Family Deputy, Youth and Sports of Chernihiv Regional State Administration, Igor Yakimenko - Director of ODUSSh from winter species, Igor Grigoryev - Director of the KPNZ Junior School "Ukraine", Andriy Litvinyts - Head of the Regional Center for Physical Culture and Sports of Disabled Persons "Invasport", Igor Lifar - Director of the CHOCFZN "Sport for All", Sergey Dovbysh - co -founder of NGO "Veterans community of Ukraine" Mervir ", Veterans of the Armed Forces, Julia Parishkuri, Victor Koshmal and all our respondents.

The opening was made: Director of the Department of Family Youth and Sports of Chernihiv Regional State Administration Andriy Shemets, Yulia Parishkura is the author of the book "Angels of Sports", Mathematics Teacher Dmitry Muzyryova - Lyudmila Baidakova, Victor Zepka's coach - Pavel Lobas.

Families of dead heroes were present at the event, Representatives of Chernihiv sports community, the military and the public of the city.

Together - to victory!

Head of Lesya Svitlovskaya Department,

Senior Researcher Svetlana Zemlyanska