Icons of Socialist Realism

[Kaffsky]

Masterpiece monument Artem ( Bolshevik Sergeev , FA , 1883-1921 years) in Sviatogorsk , Donetsk region :

 The monument was designed by sculptor Ivan Petrovich Kavaleridze (1887-1978).

 This huge 1000 ton 22- meter figure in the style of cubism was built on a hill
 in the area Svyatogorsk laurels just something within one of the summer 1927. >

Grand opening of the monument took place on September 13, 1927 .

On the pedestal of the monument , a plaque engraved with the words of the Artema :

«The spectacle of the unorganized masses unbearable for me », <!--~ 10 " - >

 together with the dates 1883-1921 and the life of dedication :

" the fiery leader of the proletariat, the 1 st SAR " - I mean, " 1 st Vsedonetsky Rest House . "