Table of contents:
- 1. European monuments to Peter I
- 2. Man-made monuments to the wondrous genius Alexander Pushkin
- 3. In the footsteps of Ivan Turgenev's affections of the heart
- 4. Monument to the "player" Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 5. Two-faced Gogol
- 6. A gift from the Americans to the legendary pilot Valery Chkalov
- 7. Monuments on a cosmic scale to Yuri Gagarin
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2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Russian culture extends far beyond the borders of our homeland, and sometimes you wonder where on the other side of the planet you can get monuments Pushkin, Peter I or Valery Chkalov, in what way Dostoevsky can be close to the Germans, Turgenev to the French, and Yuri Gagarin to the Uruguayans. Read on and be amazed!
1. European monuments to Peter I
The Russian emperor, having opened a window to Europe, left behind him the unfading glory of a progressive and wise ruler. Monuments to him have been erected in Antwerp, Belgium and London in England, but the most interesting story is at the monument from Zaandam, the Netherlands, the city where Peter came to study shipbuilding. There today you can see the famous monument "Tsar - the ship's carpenter". It is a copy of the monument erected on the Admiralteyskaya Embankment in St. Petersburg, and was presented to Zaandam by Nicholas II. However, after the 1917 revolution, the original was destroyed and a second copy was already removed from the Dutch "Tsar Carpenter".
2. Man-made monuments to the wondrous genius Alexander Pushkin
With his poems, Alexander Pushkin erected a monument not made by hands to himself. However, the folk path does not overgrow to completely earthly monuments installed in different countries of the world. In addition to the CIS countries, monuments have been installed in many European countries, in distant China and Mexico, and even in Ethiopia, where, according to one version, the great-grandfather of the genius, Abram Petrovich Hannibal, was born.
3. In the footsteps of Ivan Turgenev's affections of the heart
Ivan Turgenev, like many Russian writers, has been to Europe several times. In the French city of Honfleur, he repeatedly met with Guy de Maupassant, the writers were connected by close friendship. The bronze dog on the lake appeared on the initiative of Yuri Grymov, who was working on the adaptation of the story. They even say that this is exactly the place where the great Frenchman repeatedly tried to commit suicide.
Turgenev lived in Baden-Baden for seven years, wrote the novel "Smoke", experienced moments of bliss and jealousy, because he left for the summer capital of Europe after the Viardot family. Beneficial years passed under the sign of love for Polina.
4. Monument to the "player" Fyodor Dostoevsky
If fortune had not turned away from Dostoevsky in Wiesbaden, his life could have turned out differently, but our treasury of Russian literature would never have been replenished with the novel The Gambler. Fyodor Mikhailovich wrote his work in record lines for the only reason - these were the conditions of the creditor-publisher, who agreed to pay off the writer's three thousandth debt in the Wiesbaden casino.
5. Two-faced Gogol
The unveiling of the monument to Gogol in 2002 in Rome was a long-awaited event, because the great Russian writer is connected with the Eternal City by many. He lived here for a total of at least 5 years and was convinced: "You fall in love with Rome very slowly, little by little, and for the rest of your life." Nikolai Vasilievich is depicted by the sculptor Tsereteli sitting on a bench, holding his own mask in a laurel crown.
6. A gift from the Americans to the legendary pilot Valery Chkalov
Valery Chkalov was the captain of the team that made the first direct flight across the North Pole on the Moscow - Vancouver route. In memory of this feat, 37 years later, on the initiative of ordinary residents of Vancouver, a monument to Soviet pilots was unveiled.
7. Monuments on a cosmic scale to Yuri Gagarin
For humanity, Yuri Gagarin became a symbol of an entire era, because his flight in space marked a new round in the development of civilization. Therefore, his feat is honored all over the world, and monuments are erected far beyond the borders of Russia - in British Greenwich, American Houston, Uruguayan Montevideo … However, the most original bust can be seen in Riga. The sculptor Gleb Panteleev suggested how Gagarin might look if he lived to be 70 years old!
We suggest continuing the virtual tour with an overview outlandish monuments and unusual monuments from all over the world!
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