highest sculpture in Russia is the center of a large-scale architectural composition, dedicated to the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad soldiers.This monument "The Motherland Calls", erected on Mamayev Kurgan near Volgograd.
main parameters of sculpture
highest sculpture in Russia is a figure of a woman who is advancing rapidly and is calling for all of his sons.The statue, which stands on the foundation shestnadtsatimetrovom - fifty-two meters.In his right hand woman mother holding mech.Ego length is thirty-three meters.The weight of the sword - fourteen tons.The total height of the sculpture is eighty-five meters.
These parameters indicate the uniqueness and extent of the main monument complex.The total weight of the statue - eight thousand tons.
team, which participated in drafting
figure of a woman is a modern interpretation of the image of the goddess of victory - ancient Nicky.She encourages her sons and daughters not only to give a decisive rebuff to the enemy, but also to go to nastuplenie.Stroitelstvo the memorial was of great importance for the whole country.The government did not restrict involved in the best creative forces of any materials of any means.The project manager and chief sculptor - Evgeny Vucetich.His assistants were the architects and Belopol'skii Demin.The project also involved the sculptors Novikov, sailors and Tyurenkov.All of them upon completion of construction was awarded the Lenin Prize.Vucetich also became a Hero of Socialist Labor.He was awarded the Gold Star.
engineering team that worked in the construction of the monument led IVNikitin.Later, he created the Ostankino tower.The project had, and his military adviser.They became Marshal VIChuikov.During the war, the military commander commanded the army that defended the Mamayev Kurgan.Later, he was awarded the honor of being buried in the memorial next to the dead fighters.
Construction
monument "The Motherland Calls" was erected, the 10/15/1967 This construction lasted from May 1959 At that time it was the tallest sculpture in the world, so its details are listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
It is a monument of prestressed concrete blocks.For their manufacturing it took two thousand four hundred tons of metal structures.Concrete used in this five thousand five hundred tons.And it is without foundation, on which a statue.The highest sculpture in Russia is on the plate, the height of which is only two meters.The base, in turn, rests on a foundation hidden under the ground.
wall thickness sculpture, made of reinforced concrete, is relatively small.She is twenty-five to thirty centimeters.The rigidity of the frame is provided hugest ninety nine stretched metal cables.Are they inside the sculpture.
Restoration work
The original version of the sword which keeps the statue was made of stainless steel.Outside his sheathed titanium sheets.However, a strong wind was swinging the sword.Steel sheets rattled.And so in 1972, he was replaced in the blade made entirely of fluorinated steel.At the same time we get rid of problems with the winds, placed on top of the sword blinds.
highest sculpture in Russia, which is the main monument to monument-ensemble in Volgograd, in the entire history of its existence was restored twice.For the first time this happened in 1972, then replaced the blade of the sword.In 1986 it was restored statue of a hydrophobic coating.
significance of sculpture
monument "The Motherland Calls" E.Vucetic has an amazing property.For each viewer it produces a certain psychological effect.As the author has achieved this, each of us can only imagine.Those criticisms which were addressed to the creation (in which it was compared with the Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris), this phenomenon is not explained.Sculptor personally experienced the most brutal war in human history.His work was a tribute to the memory of all the fallen, and a perpetual reminder alive.That's great skill of the sculptor and has created this magnificent monument.
history of monumental art
entire period of existence of our country is rich in various events.They reflect the monumental sculptures in Russia.Many of them were designed and delivered, destroyed and reborn again.All existing monuments is a huge cultural layer of the country.
interesting sculptures of classicism in Russia.This style of European art predominated in the 17-19 centuries.Those sculptures that were created during the period, characterized by the harmony and clarity of images, strict discipline, and poise.
So LOTS city in 1846 adorned the monument depicting the Empress Catherine II.Executed between 1782 and 1788 in Germany, he spent much time in the realm of family Goncharov.
very interesting is the history of the monuments of St. Petersburg classicism periods.For example, a huge portrait bust of Alexander I, was modeled IPMartos and carved marble BIOrlovsky.In 1822, the bust was one of the first imperial monuments in the interior of the Stock Exchange, located on Vasilyevsky Island.It is said that true Martos gained fame for them created the monument, established in Moscow.This monumental sculpture to Minin and Pozharsky (1818).It reflected the enthusiasm that has been characteristic of the Russian people during the period of Napoleon's invasion.
Petersburg to this day adorns the monument to IAKrylov, which appeared in 1855. The most perfect expression of the classical style found in another monumental work.She became a monument to Suvorov by sculptor M. Kozlovsky.Leader writer portrayed with a shield and sword in his hands.This figure Suvorov frozen in gusty movement.The whole sculpture aims to synthesize the idea of triumph and citizenship.The monument installed on Suvorov Square, is one of the most popular.
Sculpture Silver Age in Russia created a young generation of artists.They have ceased to adhere to classicism and to seek new forms of images of their heroes.Monumental sculpture of this period has become less significant.The most prominent work in this period is a monument to the poet Pushkin, which was erected in the city of Pushkin.Among the major monumental sculptures Silver Age - a monument to Alexander III.Sculptor P. Trubetskoy, who created it, was able to embody the image of the king in an unusually expressive and acute form.
Soviet period
With the coming to power of the Bolsheviks to the sculptures became subject to special requirements.Above all, they must have been popular.In this regard the images to create the sculptures became workers of the countryside and the city, soldiers and representatives of the Soviet intelligentsia.The monument was supposed to have an ideological sense and show the peaceful life of the people and its heroic deeds.An important sculptures are in the factor of concreteness.Image had to point to the process of historical development, which is consistent with the materialist conception of history.
most significant monuments of the Soviet era
What is the highest sculpture in Russia after the statue "The Motherland Calls"?This memorial, erected in Murmansk.It is devoted to the defenders of the Arctic from the Nazi invaders.Memorial opened in 1974 It is sponsored by the sculptor and architect Brodsky Basil.The height of the sculpture Memorial - 35.5 meters.The monument stands on a pedestal 45.5 m.
third place in the list of the highest statues belong to the monument to Lenin, established in Volgograd.Its height with the pedestal is 57 meters.
known throughout the world and a monument "Worker and Collective Farm Girl".This sculpture has become a symbol of the Soviet era.The author dvadtsatipyatimetrovoy composition is Vera Mukhina.
