Ahibalov, Vasyl, b 21 April 1913 in Velyka Hnylusha, Voronezh region. A sculptor of monuments; graduate of the Kharkiv Art Institute (1942). In collaboration with other artists he has executed a series of monuments, primarily in bronze and granite, commemorating Soviet leaders and various events. These include monuments in Luhanske (Lenin, 1949), Krasnodon (Young Guard, 1954), Dnipropetrovske (Eternal Glory, 1967), Kharkiv (commemorating the proclamation of Soviet rule in Ukraine, 1975, and a number of busts. Ahibalov was awarded the Shevchenko State Prize in 1977.