Worker and Kolkhoz Woman
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| Worker and Kolkhoz Woman Рабо́чий и колхо́зница |
| Vera Mukhina, 1937 |
| stainless steel, height 2400 cm |
| Moscow, |
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman (Russian: Рабо́чий и колхо́зница) is a 24 meter (78 feet) high sculpture made from stainless steel by Vera Mukhina in 1937. The sculpture is a typical example of the socialist realistic style, and was chosen to serve as the logo for the film studio Mosfilm. Originally created to crown the Soviet pavillion of the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, it was relocated to Moscow where it was placed just outside the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy.
The sculpture was removed for restoration in the fall of 2003 in preparations for Expo 2010. The sculpture was planned to return in 2005, but because the World's Fair was not awarded to Moscow but to Shanghai, the restoration process was hampered by financial problems. As of August 2006, the sculpture is still under restoration. [1] See 2007 photographs of the disassembled statue.
