Rabochi i kolkhoznitsa

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Worker and Kolkhoz Woman is a famous landmark of monumental art, that represents a sculpture of two figures with a sickle and a hammer raised over their heads.

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It is 24.5 meters high, made from stainless steel by Vera Mukhina for the1937 World's Fair in Paris.

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When the statue was back to Moscow, it was put on a low pedestal but later it was reconstructed. The restored statue uses a pavilion at VDNKh as its pedestal, its height is 34.5 meters (the old pedestal was 10 meters tall) . The statue is there until the very day and I think everybody should see this incredible statue! Thank you for your attention!