During the Great Patriotic War, Russia has brought a lot of great generals.To pay tribute and recognition, many of them to establish a monument in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities.One of the generals is the popularly accepted Georgy Zhukov - Marshal of the Soviet Union and four times Hero of the Soviet Union, as well as the holder of two Orders "Victory".After the war, he was commander in chief of the land forces, for two years served as First Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR.The legendary military leader died in 1974, on 18 June.By decision of the leaders of the country, Zhukov - an outstanding statesman and military leader - he was buried near the Kremlin wall on Red Square.And for the 100th anniversary of Georgy established orders and medals Zhukov.
Nobody is forgotten ...
Heroes go, but the memory of them is eternal.The name of the commander called the Military Command Academy of Air Defense in Tver.Also, his name are avenues and streets in many towns of the former USSR.The sculptural composition in honor of Marshal installed in Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Kursk, Kharkov and other cities.I was no exception and Moscow.Monument Zhukov, however, in the capital appeared relatively recently - in 1995, although the idea of its creation arose in the days of the Soviet Union.
history
USSR Ministry of Culture organized a competition for the best design of future sculptures.It was won by the sculptor of monumental art, previously carrying a monument to Marshal Zhukov (Strelkovka in the village - the home of the commander), Victor Dumanyan.The composition should be placed on Smolenskaya Square, but giving advice on the placement of monuments in Moscow, Department of Architecture and Design has decided that the best place to install a sculpture as a monument to Zhukov - Manezh Square.However, adjustments to the work made nagryanuvshaya restructuring.On the monument long forgotten ...
monument to Marshal Zhukov
resume work in a new country under the new government.President Boris Yeltsin, May 9, 1994 signed a decree setting the monument on Manezh Square.But then again, followed by the change.During the meeting with the veterans of the Great Patriotic War Yeltsin it was decided that such a structure should be decorated with the most important area of the country - the Red Square.Zhukov monument now decided to install in the immediate vicinity of the Museum of History and other rescuers of the Fatherland - Minin and Pozharsky.Lead the work on the composition was entrusted to the sculptor Vyacheslav fang (photo below), and he supported the correctness of the decision.According Klykova, the choice of any other place for the monument would be a desecration of the memory of the commander.
Still Zhukov monument put on Manezh Square, next to the entrance to the Museum of History.The fact that the Red Square - is an object of world cultural and historical values, included in the UNESCO list and is under the protection, and the organization has forbidden to make any additions or changes to its territory.
Description
sculpture monument in the style of socialist realism.Georgy Zhukov sitting on a horse, and the hooves trampling standards of Nazi Germany.This can be traced parallel to George, winning the snake fearlessly.Commander shows some stood in his stirrups and greet their comrades.Vyacheslav Canines said that in the composition sought to portray one of the most solemn scenes in the life of Marshal - when it June 24, 1945 took the Victory Parade.Zhukov monument is a bronze sculpture, mounted on a granite massive pedestal.Weight monument reaches a hundred tonnes.
Interesting fact
noteworthy that Stalin ordered Georgy taking hits it on a white horse.This is a unique case in the whole history of the Soviet cavalry parades.Suitable for Zhukov horse white suit in the Arena of the Ministry of Defense could not be found, and found it only in the cavalry regiment of the KGB of the USSR.It was the stallion, who bore the nickname Idol.Incidentally, Georgy was excellent cavalry, but in the morning still came to the stables to train.
Monument Zhukov: criticism
place that is set aside for the monument, it was not very successful: First, sculpture too lightly against the service entrance of the museum, and secondly, it is located on the north side of the building so very dark.Browse Zhukov monument in detail is possible only in the daytime, because in the evening and night hours the composition looks black.In artistic circles the monument also suffered many criticisms.Architects and sculptors not only aesthetics and proportions of the monument perceived negatively, they also condemned and embodied the image of Marshal, and the very idea.
author's opinion
Despite many unflattering reviews, Fangs continued to insist that the composition is built professionally competent, and the image transferred to the commander's right.Pulling on the reins, Zhukov as it brought victory to the walls of the Kremlin.As the author says, shows just the time of the parade, when the marshal is at the zenith of glory and grandeur.With this idea agrees and rhythmic step horse.However, connoisseurs of riding and it caused some confusion.In light of the general discontent they poured oil, saying that the horse legs do not give it.However, as already noted, Fangs in his work no defects found.When you create a composition, he was guided by their own memories of that memorable Victory Parade in the image Zhukova sought to embody the theme of holiness, putting the commander on a par with Alexander Nevsky and Dmitry Donskoy.
Commemoration
course, Zhukov monument in Moscow - is not the only monument dedicated to the marshal.Where else perpetuated the memory of this great man?
- Outside the USSR the first sculpture in honor of Georgy was established in 1979 in Mongolia in Ulan Bator, the fortieth anniversary of the victory at Khalkhin Gol, next to the first in the world house-museum of the commander.The street where the museum is located, is also named Zhukov.
- In the USSR, the first monument to Marshal was put in Stary Oskol in 1988 (founded in 1973) in the district, and is called "Zhukov neighborhood."
- monument in Moscow on Manezh Square - also the only sculpture in honor of Georgy.The monument he installed in the park on the avenue Marshal Zhukov, and the northern vestibule dvuhzalnoy metro station "Kashira".
- In St. Petersburg, Zhukov monument since 1995 is in the Moscow Victory Park.
- a statue of the commander in Armavir on the same street.
- In 1995, a monument to Marshal was put in Omsk.
- year earlier, in 1994, in the town of Irbit, in the Sverdlovsk region, was inaugurated a monument to Zhukov.The sculpture is made in full growth on a marble pedestal in memory of the time when Georgy was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from the district and the city of Irbit Irbit.
- May 8, 2007 in Minsk (Belarus) was opened in memory of Marshal Square, there is a bust of Zhukov.
- in Uralsk (Kazakhstan) bust commander flaunts directly in front of the administrative building of the military.
- In 2005, a monument to Georgy established in Irkutsk, which is timed to the 60th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
