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| Sight | |
| Monument to the workers of the subway in Kharkov | |
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| Monument to the Metropolitan of Harkov | |
 Monument to workers of the Kharkov metro | |
| A country |  Ukraine |
| The lobby of the Universitet metro station | Kharkov |
The monument to workers of the subway in Kharkov (also known as the “iron lumberjack” [1] , “the monument to the tortured metro builder ” [2] , “the iron monster” [3] , “the iron man” [4] , “killed by the rail” ) - techno the statue stood in the lobby of the Universitet station of the Kharkov metro from 08/11/2009 to 02/03/2010, and since November 2010 it has been located on the street. Engels, 29. The statue represents the "grueling underground labor" of subway workers.
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Creation History
The monument was erected on August 11, 2009 in honor of the 34th anniversary of the opening of the Kharkov Metro . In their free time, employees of the Kharkov Metro enterprise made symbols representing their labor activity from scrap metal , and the metro management agreed to put them at the metro station. [five]
Dismantled (relocated to another place) on February 3, 2010 "at the request of the working people" [6] . This decision was made, according to the then director of the metro S. Museev , as a result of the appeal of “ one of the inhabitants of Kharkov” [which is not specified]. “In his letter, the citizen politely explained the reason why he considers it necessary to remove the monument: the child with whom he goes for a walk is scared. We decided to satisfy his request and the very next day dismantled the structure. ” [7]
Since November 2010, the monument has been erected in a new place, at the main entrance to the main building of the Kharkiv Metro utility company on ul. Engels, 29 (to the left of the entrance - “ weightlifter in a helmet ”, to the right - “lumberjack”.
Monument composition
The base of the monument is a welded metal sculpture about 2.5 m high, which depicts a man with his hands up. An orange construction helmet is put on a person’s head. Through his chest passes a metal rail 3 m long, which rests on the floor. All this is made from scraps of metal and springs.
In front of the sculpture there is a sign with the text "Symbol of the underground night exhausting labor of metro workers . "
Opinions on the Monument
Opinions of passers-by Kharkiv residents: [4]
Old man: Convict, for example.
Guy: I ran into a beam ...
Man: Cyborg of Hell!
Old man: "I came across him - walking, talking with a friend, I almost hit my head on my own! .."
Girl: "Some kind of strange piece of iron that scares children."
Girl, 6 years old: “Because he is in a cap, I would call him a half-skeleton half-builder, he is a skeleton and a builder.”
Sergey Museev , former head of the Kharkov Metro: [4]
This iron man is the fruit of the collective labor of the metro. A symbol of hard work underground, at night. Blackened, they say, - does not see white light.
Interesting Facts
- The Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Kharkiv region , calling the monument "Iron Monster", demanded to remove it due to the fact that the sculpture was installed in the subway without permissions and preliminary examination. In addition, she is on the way to evacuate passengers in the event of an emergency in the subway. The monument was to be dismantled on September 10, 2009 , [3] however, it was left in agreement with the metro leadership.
- After the installation of the sculpture, the techno-romantics of the city began to decorate the metal monster with flowers. They say that they respect the work of the underground workers, and one wants to soften the painfully harsh look of the “warrior of underground labor”. [2]
Notes
- ↑ "Lumberjack" in the subway // Today. - No. 171 (3304) - August 11, 2009. - p. 8
- ↑ 1 2 Kharkovites laid flowers at the monument to the martyred metro builder
- ↑ 1 2 Iron monster will be removed from the metro station University
- ↑ 1 2 3 “Iron Man” will be removed from the station “University” (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Symbols of “underground labor” set in the Kharkov metro
- ↑ There is no longer an “iron man” at the Universitet metro station
- ↑ “We turn to contactless cards. “Iron Man” said “Goodbye.” Press conference of the head of the KP "Kharkov Metro" Sergei Museev. Kharkov News No. 17 (2143), February 9, 2010, p. 7
See also
- Kharkov metro