USSR: sights and main monuments of the epoch

From 1922 to 1991 on the map of the planet there was a huge in area and most powerful on economic potential state education - the Soviet Union (USSR). Sights of this country, monuments of architecture and monumental art amaze and today with its scope, massiveness and extraordinary realism. They are preserved in many cities of the former superpower.

In this article you will find the most famous sights of the USSR: photos, the history of their construction and interesting facts about these objects. It will be about one sign building of the Soviet era and two magnificent monuments that adorn Kiev and Moscow.

USSR, architecture attractions: Kharkov Gosprom

If we talk about Soviet architecture, we can not help but recall constructivism, a style that was very popular in the 1920s and 1930s. And among the most striking examples of this style is the so-called Gosprom (House of State Industry) in Kharkov. It was the very first skyscraper in the whole USSR.

The sights of Soviet architecture are notable for their massive and large scale. The same can be said about the building of the State Industrial Committee, built in 1928 from monolithic reinforced concrete on the main square of Kharkov (then - the capital of the Ukrainian SSR).

The height of the building is 63 meters, and the total useful area of all its premises is about 60 thousand square meters. 9 thousand tons of metal and more than a thousand wagons of cement were used to build the State Industry. The first Soviet skyscraper served 12 elevators (seven of them still work).

USSR, monuments of monumental art: "Motherland"

One of the most majestic and most famous monuments of the Soviet heritage - "Motherland" in Kiev. The author of this memorial was the architect Evgeni Vuchetich. He also designed a similar monument in Volgograd.

The Kiev Motherland has a height of 102 meters. Sculpture of a woman with a sword and shield is visible from many areas and residential areas of the Ukrainian capital. Originally it was planned that the monument would be gilded, but later abandoned this idea.

The monument was opened in 1981. It is located on the territory of the Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War. The whole monument weighs 450 tons. It is designed so that it can withstand even a large earthquake of 8-9 points. According to experts, "Motherland" in Kiev is still at least 150 years old.

Sculpture "Worker and Collective Farm Girl"

Listing all the most famous cultural attractions of the USSR in the 20-30 years, this object should be mentioned first. It is a question of the famous sculpture "Worker and Collective Farm Girl", established in Moscow in 1939. By the way, for many foreigners, it is almost the main symbol of the Soviet era.

A 25-meter-high stainless steel sculpture was originally made for the 1937 World Paris Exhibition. After a while she was transported to the capital of the USSR and installed about one of the entrances of the VDNKh complex. Soon this monument became the emblem of the film studio "Mosfilm".

In 2003, a large-scale restoration of the monument began. The supporting skeleton of the sculpture was strengthened and its pedestal was replaced (in the end it became ten meters taller). Today, under the monument is a museum detailing the history of the creation of this monument of Soviet monumental art.