Monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin - a sculpture , which is the main composition of the central square of the city of Chelyabinsk - the Revolution Square . Object of cultural heritage of the Russian Federation. [one]
| Monument | |
| Monument to V.I. Lenin | |
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 Monument to Lenin on Revolution Square | |
| A country |  Russia |
| Chelyabinsk , Revolution Square | Chelyabinsk |
| Project Author | V.S. Zaykov and L.N. Golovnitsky |
| Sculptor | V.S. Zaykov and L.N. Golovnitsky |
| Architect | E.V. Alexandrov |
| Building | 1957 - 1959 |
| Status |  An object of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation of regional significance. Reg. No. 741510262250005 ( EGROKN ). (Wikigid database) |
| Height | 15 meters |
| Material | Bronze |
Content
Authors
- The author and sculptor: Vitaliy Semenovich Zaikov and Lev Nikolaevich Golovnitsky .
- Architect: Evgeny Viktorovich Alexandrov .
Composition
The sculpture of 5 meters is cast in bronze and mounted on a granite pedestal with a tribune of about 10 meters. The inscription “V. I. Lenin from the workers of Chelyabinsk. " Monument to V.I. Lenin made in motion. A bronze sculpture was cast in Leningrad at the Monument sculpture factory. To date ( 2015 ), the monument to Lenin on the Chelyabinsk Revolution Square is one of the largest monuments to the founder of the Soviet state.
History
The appearance in Chelyabinsk of another monument to V.I. Lenin was supposed to coincide with preparations for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution . The announced competition involved 18 projects, including the project of the Chelyabinsk sculptor L. N. Golovnitsky. After two rounds of the competition, the first place went to a duet from Chelyabinsk: Golovnitsky - Alexandrov and sculptor V.S. Zaikov who joined them as a co-author. Vitaly Zaikov was the first in history to propose the idea of creating a monument to dynamic Lenin - Lenin in motion. Then this trend was repeated by other sculptors throughout the CIS.
On November 5, 1957, a memorial stone was laid on Revolution Square with the explanation that soon a monument to the "great founder of the Soviet state" would appear on this site. The monument was inaugurated on November 5, 1959 . In the 70s of the XX century , after reconstruction, increased the width of the pedestal. The last reconstruction of the monument at the moment took place in 2001. Despite the questions raised about the transfer of the monument from the main square of Chelyabinsk, the decree of the Governor of the Chelyabinsk region P.I. Sumin , the monument was put on state guard.