Soviet-era statues

Soviet-era statues are statuary art that figured prominently in the art of the Soviet Union.

Soviet-era statues frequently depicted significant state and party leaders, such as Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin.

Communist symbology was of great importance for propaganda purposes. Such symbolism included other statues that were portrayals of realist allegorical figures in motion, figuratively striding forward into the new Soviet age, as well as Soviet role models, such as Nurkhon Yuldasheva.

The only 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.

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  Socialist-realist allegories surrounding the Palace of Culture and Science, Poland.
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  Relief from the Soviet military cemetery in Warsaw showing workers greeting victorious soldiers.
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  A monument to fallen Soviet soldiers in Ivanovka, Ukraine.
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  Monument to Soviet soldiers and partisans in Grodno, Belarus.

See also

• Socialist realism
• List of statues of Lenin
• Palace of Soviets
• List of Mother Motherland statues

External links

• Museum of Soviet statuary in Budapest