But first it is worth knowing that one of his sculptors is Ivan Kavalerizde. The main architect was young man Karnabida, his project was chosen anonymously. Cavaleridze intended to put Bohdan Khmelnytsky and his Chernihiv comrades - Stepan Podobaylo and Martin Nebaba, but it was too expensive.
In times of independence, a dispute arose about the side where Khmelnytsky should look, according to the author's idea; the monument should turn his eyes toward Piatnytska church. There is a story that during the erection of the monument, architect Baranovsky was restoring Piatnytska church. The man was asked which way is better to turn Khmelnytsky. Baranovsky advised to put Khmelnytsky on the wheels and turn it around when it is needed.
However, in 2017, after the monument was restored, it was swing around to the center of Chernihiv.