The monument to the internal affairs officers, law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty was installed in 1994 in Trubnaya Square in Moscow . The authors of the monument are the sculptor A. A. Bichukov and the architect A. V. Klimochkin . The total height of the monument is 32.5 m [1] . The monument belongs to the category of "urban sculpture" [2] .
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| Monument to employees of the Interior, law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty | |
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| A country |  Russia |
| City | Moscow , Trubnaya Square |
| Sculptor | A. A. Bichukov |
| Architect | A.V. Klimochkin |
| Date of construction | 1994 |
| Material | bronze granite |
Description
The monument is similar to the famous Pillar of Alexandria , standing on the Palace Square in St. Petersburg [3] . It is a high column of red polished granite . The column is crowned with a bronze Doric capitol , on which stands a bronze sculpture of St. George the Victorious , a serpent piercing with a spear. At the base of the column is a granite pedestal, on each of whose four faces there are bronze bas-reliefs [4] .
On the bas-relief of “ Pieta ” on the obverse side, there is a grieving mother holding a dead son in her arms. Around are the warriors. Above, on the front of the column, there is an inscription in overhead bronze letters “ Grateful Russia to soldiers of law and order who died in the line of duty ” [4] .
According to the sculptor A. A. Bichukov, by this monument he wanted to convey the idea that " Russia is sovereign and great, is and will be " [3] . The monument served as a prototype for the prize of the Moscow International Film Festival [5] .
Every year, on November 10, flowers are laid at the monument on the day of an employee of the internal affairs bodies .
Notes
- “I would redo all my works” // “Shield and Sword” from April 10-16, 2003
- ↑ Messenger of the Mayor and Government of Moscow No. 65 November 2011 (2189)
- ↑ 1 2 Orlov S. Anatoly Bichukov - the search for a monumental style // Decorative Art. - 2004. - No 5-6. - S. 58: Il. - ISSN 01303031
- ↑ 1 2 Monument to police officers, law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty // Learn Moscow
- ↑ Sculptor Anatoly Bichukov celebrated his 70th birthday // Kultura Channel. 05/26/2004
Literature
- Monuments of monumental art of Moscow: right. ed. Moscow Department of Cultural Heritage. - M .: Milk Agency LLC, 2016. - 404 pp .: p. 264. ISBN 978-5-9907078-1-8 .