Monument as seen from the street. It’s visible, if you know where to look.
So „murdered by the Nazis“ is a phrase easier to write than defend. The professors were murdered by Ukrainians under Nazi direction. Many of the names of professors were supplied by Ukrainian students. Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin supplies a complex picture of this area of what is today Ukraine.
The memorial is well-maintained. The flowers are fresh. There are benches arranged in a pleasant shady semi-circle before the memorial, and a young couple who had been using them got up as I approached. I always wonder at the social activities at and next to concentration camps and memorials like this. „Hey baby, I’d really like to see you this afternoon. Can you meet me at the memorial to the people our grandparents murdered?“
The memorial to the murdered students is nearby, on a residential street on the edge of the park, in between fast food and drink kiosks serving students and the park. There is a moderate amount of trash around. The setting is kind of grungy, but on the other hand it’s really visible.
