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Statue in Volgograd

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mbowles8560 Just Starting Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 1	Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:06 pm    Post subject: Statue in Volgograd I was in Volgograd recently and saw a statue of what I thought was a woman with a man behind her,both their right arms streched out,both standing on one leg...It was a very impressive statue and I was unable to stop and investigate it...I would like to know the name of this statue...Also,what is the most inexpensive way to go back to Russia along with a motorcycle so that I can do some exploring in the Volgograd area?...POCCNR ETA KRASIVIYA !!![/b]
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Ekaterina Talk Show Host Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 265 Location: Moscow	Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:25 am    Post subject: mbowles8560: Could you please upload the picture of that sculpture. Your description is like about the sculpture of a worker and a collective farmer which was in Moscow and probably they have the copy of it in Volgograd.
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tripchik Lounge Lizard Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 136 Location: Exile	Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:52 am    Post subject: Ekaterina wrote: Quote: Your description is like about the sculpture of a worker and a collective farmer Yes, Ekaterina, I thought the same. I can't remember the name of the sculptor - it was a woman I think - who created the original that is outside VDNK. She based the figures on a couple dancing. I know there were some copies - or variations on the theme. One was made for the Soviet stand at the Paris exhibition. It is an amazing sculpture. I had seen it often in photographs. But to visit at VDNK - it is huge and truly awesome. I love the old Soviet 'iconography'. It is a pity that modern Russians don't appreciate it. It is now a lost 'art form'. When I was in Kaliningrad, I saw the 'cosmonaut' statue of the first man who walked in space. Quite brilliant, I think. But now the statue is in an overgrown park that no-one visits. Here's a bad picture I took at the time. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/copydude/Resources/cosmomonument1.jpeg
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Paul-Holmes Lounge Wizard Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1073	Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:45 am    Post subject: Try this http://www.stalingrad.com.ru/hill/plan.htm Stalingrad will never be forgotten. The main statue is larger than Statue of Liberty.
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Ekaterina Talk Show Host Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 265 Location: Moscow	Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:10 pm    Post subject: tripchik wrote: I can't remember the name of the sculptor - it was a woman I think - who created the original that is outside VDNK. The sculptor was Muhina. Unfortunately the statue is not there any more, it was taken away for restoration but the people who had to restore it wasted money assigned to it.
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tripchik Lounge Lizard Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 136 Location: Exile	Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:05 pm    Post subject: Ekaterina wrote: Quote: The sculptor was Muhina. Unfortunately the statue is not there any more, it was taken away for restoration but the people who had to restore it wasted money assigned to it. Thanks for that. Apparently it's a problem with the inner skeleton, and they spent all the money on writing papers about how to fix it. Hmmm. I did learn that the last statue by Vera Muhina (often anglicised as Mukhina) is in Volgograd, but it is the figurine on top of the planetarium dome. [/b]
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Rick Moderator Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 854 Location: Касабланка	Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:19 pm    Post subject: Well.. with my background as an architect, i would be very happy that they do some research in advance, instead of just patching the thing up. You don't want crappy constructions in a public space.
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Keeper Frequent Guest Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Russia	Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:45 am    Post subject: Re: Statue in Volgograd mbowles8560 wrote: I was in Volgograd recently and saw a statue of what I thought was a woman with a man behind her,both their right arms streched out,both standing on one leg...It was a very impressive statue and I was unable to stop and investigate it...I would like to know the name of this statue...Also,what is the most inexpensive way to go back to Russia along with a motorcycle so that I can do some exploring in the Volgograd area?...POCCNR ETA KRASIVIYA !!![/b] I live in Volgograd for some years but I have no idea what are you talking about Where did you see that? Do you have any pictures?
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