Soviet-era statues
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Soviet-era statues are statuary art as figured prominently in the art of the Soviet Union.
Soviet-era statues most frequently depicted significant state and party leaders, such as Stalin and V.I. Lenin. Communist symbology was of great importance. Such symbolism including portrayals of figures in motion, figuratively striding forward into the new Soviet age.
The sole statue of Stalin in Budapest, Hungary, was destroyed by citizens during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution; no replacement was ever made.
There is a Soviet Statue park (Grutas Park, promoted to tourists as Stalin World) in Lithuania, and a Statue Park (Szoborpark) in Budapest, Hungary.
 Kiev's monumental statue of the Mother Motherland. |
 Soc-Realist alegories surrounding the Palace of Culture and Science |
 A relief from the Soviet military cemetery in Warsaw showing workers greeting victorious soldiers. |
 A fugure of worker over main entrance to the skyscraper on Rebellions Square in Moscow |
 The 85-meter-tall statue of Mother Motherland crowns the Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd |
 Gigantic statue at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre in Moscow (1935-37) |
 The Soviet Army, Victory Monument in Riga |
