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Mom in the life of each of us is the closest, most beloved and dearest person. This is the first person we see who will care for us and accept us for who we are throughout our lives. No matter how old we are, mother will always consider us children and treat us with awe and love.

1. Monument to mother, Tyumen

The monument was unveiled on June 1, 2010, and its opening coincided with the 60th anniversary of International Children's Day.

The bronze monument depicts a heavily pregnant woman with her children next to her. Initially, it was planned to install a figure of the pope nearby, but the author of the monument abandoned this idea; nevertheless, the woman has a wedding ring on her hand.

2. Monument to a nursing mother, Izhevsk, Russia

3. Monument to motherhood in Zelenograd, Russia

The monument was erected in 2008 as part of a “city break”.

4. Monument to motherhood Korenovsk, Krasnodar region, Russia

5. Monument to Mother and Child, Novosibirsk

The sculptural composition represents a woman sitting on a stone, and on her lap a baby stretched out his hand and a dove sits on her palm.

6. Monument to Mother and Child, Volgodonsk, Rostov region, Russia

7. Monument to Mother and Child, Noyabrsk, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia

8. Monument to motherhood, Pskov, Russia

In Pskov, in the botanical garden you can see a garden sculpture of a mother and child. The exact name of the sculpture is unknown. The mother and child sculpture is obviously made of granite, which of course makes it versatile.

9. Monument “The Hand Rocking the Cradle”, Kemerovo, Russia

This monument was unveiled on City Day, June 12, 2009.

The cradle personifies the tenderness and care of mother's hands, reverent maternal care for children. The sculpture in the form of a palm, on which a weary child sleeps, settled not far from maternity hospital No. 1. According to the idea of ​​the authors of the work (employees of Studio LLC Yuri Chernosov and Pavel Barkov), the sculptural composition “Cradle” should become a symbol of gratitude to all mothers who protect nurturing and raising their children. After all, “the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.”

10. Monument to mother, Rostov, Russia

11. Monument to Yuri Gagarin’s mother - Anna Timofeevna, Gagarin, Russia

In 2001, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the first manned space flight, a monument to the mother of the first cosmonaut on Earth, Anna Timofeevna Gagarina, was unveiled in the city of Gagarin.

There is an overcoat hanging on the bench, Anna Timofeevna is holding flowers. Everything suggests that the monument commemorates Yuri’s arrival...

12. Monument to mother, Kaluga, Russia

The monument was opened on November 30, 2011. in the Pravoberezhye microdistrict of the city of Kaluga.

The bronze mother, according to the author of the monument, has a real prototype. This is a Kaluga resident, a mother of two sons. As for the child held in the arms of a woman, his image is a collective one. At the base of the sculpture there are toys, also cast in bronze. The composition is crowned with a nest of doves, a symbol of family and home.

13. Monument to motherhood, Evpatoria, Crimea

14. Monument to motherhood, Vidnoye, Moscow region

15. Monument “Motherhood”, Yalutorovsk, Tyumen region, Russia

For the sculpture “Motherhood”, the artist chose forged aluminum as the material for the work. The sculptor managed to create a living, strong woman-mother, with her main gift to the world - her son, still a boy, but already clearly a future man. The deliberate and verified sculpture of the symmetry of the composition is, of course, a symbol of a harmonious world in which the center of the universe is the woman-mother.

This sculpture presents many telling signs to the audience. The child sits on the lap of the mother, who protects and protects the child. The hands of a child and his mother, with palms open to the world, are a kinship with nature and faith in its protection. The whole composition easily fits into the sphere, which since ancient times was considered a symbol of the planet Earth, the Sun and the Universe.

16. Monument to motherhood, Novocheboksarsk, Chuvash Republic, Russian Federation

The monument is located near the children's hospital and park. The sculpture of a mother and child will logically complete the composition of the children's park, the design of which began last year in the area of ​​the children's clinic and hospital.

The Monument to Motherhood is the first monument in Novocheboksarsk that carries a good light charge - symbolizing recognition of the great value of the birth of a new person, personifying feelings of gratitude and admiration for the woman-mother and what she symbolizes - kindness, care, forgiveness, hope and inexhaustible love.

Remember your mom
Monuments and sculptures are made from different materials, but they represent one thing - maternal love / Plot “Monumental sculpture” / June, 2016

It’s hard to live when you’ve lost your Mother forever.
There are no happier people whose mother is alive.
In the name of my dead brothers
Please, think about my words.

No matter how the rush of events beckons you,
No matter how you attract me into your whirlpool,
Take care of your mother more than your eyes,
From grievances, from hardships and worries.

Mother will die, and the scars will not be erased,
The mother will die, and the pain will not be relieved.
I conjure: take care of your mother,
Children of the world, take care of your mother!
(Rasul Gamzatov)


Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. Mother. 1913


Mom in every person’s life is the closest, most beloved and dearest person. This is the first person a child sees when coming into this world. She takes care of her children all her life, accepting them as they are, and forgives insults. For her, they always remain children. In order to pay tribute to his mother, monuments have been erected in different cities of Russia.

1. Monument to mother (Tyumen)

The monument was unveiled on June 1, 2010, its opening timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of International Children's Day. The bronze monument depicts a heavily pregnant woman with her children next to her. Initially, it was planned to install a figure of the pope nearby, but the author of the monument abandoned this idea; nevertheless, the woman has a wedding ring on her hand.



2. Monument to mom. Tyumen


2. Monument to a pregnant woman (Tomsk)

On June 1, 2005, a monument to a pregnant woman was inaugurated in Tomsk. The opening of the monument is timed to coincide with the 115th anniversary of the medical university, opposite which it is installed. The sculptural composition represents a slightly enlarged woman and a child inside her. Both the woman and the child are made exclusively from metal rods (in an avant-garde style). The author of this unusual monument is sculptor Nikolai Gnedykh.


3. Monument to a pregnant woman. Tomsk / Photo: Vladimir Shekhtman


3. Monument to Motherhood (Zelenograd)

The monument was erected in 2008 as part of a “city break”. The monument is made from the image of a real woman. - this is the mother of one of the directors of the local organization. The monument exudes kind maternal warmth; the monument turned out to be very sincere.



4. Monument to motherhood. Zelenograd


4. Monument to Motherhood Korenovsk (Krasnodar Territory)

The monument was erected in 2009 in front of the central regional library. The sculpture, according to the author’s plan, carries the image of love and motherhood. It is a monument in the form of a young woman with a child in her arms. The author of the monument is Sochi sculptor Pyotr Khrisanov. The sculpture was created with donations from citizens, businesses, and entrepreneurs. It took 500 kg of bronze to make.



5. Monument to motherhood. Korenovsk


5. Monument “Mother and Child” (Novosibirsk)

The Mother and Child monument is located near the children's clinic. The sculptural composition represents a woman and a child, as if flying in space. The monument evokes mixed feelings. On the one hand, it recalls the connection between mother and child and reflects the continuation of life on earth. On the other hand, it seems that mother and child are engaged in acrobatic exercises on some kind of invisible trampoline.


6. Monument “Mother and Child”. Novosibirsk city


6. Monument “Mother and Child” (Volgodonsk, Rostov region)

The monument “Mother and Child” was erected at 120 Morskaya Street on the territory of the “Zhuravlik” kindergarten as part of a project for the protection of motherhood and childhood, and is a landmark of the city. It is unique not only for the city, but also for the country as a whole. Volgodonsk is the administrative center of the Rostov region, located in the Salsk steppes, on the left bank of the Tsimlyansk reservoir in the continental climate zone.

The construction of the Volga-Don shipping canal became the reason for the founding of the city. The first residential buildings on its territory began to be built on July 27, 1950, this date is considered the birthday of Volgodonsk. The monument “Mother and Child” was designed by the architect T. Botyanovsky and erected by the sculptor V. P. Polyakov


7. Monument “Mother and Child”. Volgodonsk


7. Monument to mother and child (Noyabrsk, Yamal)

The sculptural composition represents a woman sitting on a stone, and on her lap a baby stretched out his hand and a dove sits on her palm. The sculpture has a certain simplicity and sincerity. There is nothing dashing or pretentious about this, but on the contrary, it is simple and kind in a family way. It seems that the child is about to jump off his mother’s lap and run around happily.


8. Monument “Mother and Child”. Noyabrsk


8. Monument to motherhood (Pskov)

In Pskov, in the botanical garden you can see a garden sculpture of a mother and child. The exact name of the sculpture is unknown. The mother and child sculpture is obviously made of granite, which of course makes it versatile.



9. Monument to motherhood. Pskov


9. Monument “The Hand Rocking the Cradle” (Kemerovo)

This monument was opened on June 12, 2009 on City Day. The cradle personifies the tenderness and care of mother's hands, reverent maternal care for children. The sculpture in the form of a palm, on which a child, tired and caressing, sleeps, settled not far from maternity hospital No. 1.

According to the idea of ​​the authors of the work (employees of Studio LLC Yuri Chernosov and Pavel Barkov), the sculptural composition “Cradle” should become a symbol of gratitude to all mothers who protect, nurture and raise their children. After all, “the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.”


10. Monument “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.” Kemerovo


10. Monument to mother (Rostov-on-Don)

The monument to the mother in Rostov-on-Don is installed on Teatralnaya Square. There is no description of the monument; the author and date of installation are unknown. The sculptural composition includes a woman with an outstretched hand, a child and a dove. A naked child can symbolize a defenseless childhood, and because... The dove is a bird of peace, which means the woman extends friendship.


11. Monument to mother. Rostov-on-Don


11. Monument to Yuri Gagarin's mother - Anna Timofeevna (Gagarin, Smolensk region)

In 2001, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the first manned space flight, a monument to the mother of the first cosmonaut on Earth, Anna Timofeevna Gagarina, was unveiled in the city of Gagarin.

There is an overcoat hanging on the bench, Anna Timofeevna is holding flowers. Everything suggests that the monument commemorates Yuri’s arrival...



12. Monument to Yuri Gagarin’s mother - Anna Timofeevna. Gagarin


12. Monument to mother (Kaluga)

The monument was opened on November 30, 2011 in the Pravoberezhye microdistrict of the city of Kaluga. The author of the sculpture is Svetlana Farnieva. The monument was erected on the site of what was once a vacant lot, which was landscaped and turned into a public garden.

The bronze mother, according to the author of the monument, has a real prototype. This is a Kaluga resident, a mother of two sons. As for the child held in the arms of a woman, his image is a collective one. At the base of the sculpture there are toys, also cast in bronze. The composition is crowned with a nest of doves, a symbol of family and home.


13. Monument to mother. Kaluga


13. Monument “Motherhood” (Evpatoria, Crimea)

On June 1, 2004, on International Children’s Day, the grand opening of the sculptural composition “Motherhood” took place in Yevpatoria. The slender figure of a woman-mother holding a newborn baby in her arms adorns the square next to the Evpatoria maternity hospital, which is very symbolic. The author of the sculpture “Motherhood” is Evpatoria sculptor Alexey Shmakov.



14. Monument to mother. Evpatoria


14. Monument to “Our Mothers” (Vidnoe, Moscow region)

Monuments of different directions are specially collected on the Walk of Fame to honor the memory of all those who participated in the battles of the Great Patriotic War. The monument to “Our Mothers” is a composition of three bronze sculptures of a woman with two children. The boy and girl rushed towards the Church of St. George the Victorious, and the mother could barely keep up with them. Thus, sculptor Alexander Rozhnikov wanted to show that during the war, women and children could only worry about their relatives and pray. They had no choice but to believe and wait.



15. Monument to “Our Mothers”. Vidnoe


15. Monument “Motherhood” (Yayalutorovsk, Tyumen region)

For the sculpture “Motherhood”, the artist chose forged aluminum as the material for the work. The sculptor managed to create a living, strong woman-mother, with her main gift to the world - her son, still a boy, but already clearly a future man. The deliberate and verified sculpture of the symmetry of the composition is, of course, a symbol of a harmonious world in which the center of the universe is the woman-mother.

This sculpture presents many telling signs to the audience. The child sits on the lap of the mother, who protects and protects the child. The hands of a child and his mother, with palms open to the world, are a kinship with nature and faith in its protection. The whole composition easily fits into the sphere, which since ancient times was considered a symbol of the planet Earth, the Sun and the Universe.


16. Monument “Motherhood”. Yalutorovsk


16. Monument to Motherhood (Novocheboksarsk, Chuvashia)

The monument is located near the children's hospital and park. The sculpture of a mother and child will logically complete the composition of the children's park, the design of which began last year in the area of ​​the children's clinic and hospital.

The Monument to Motherhood is the first monument in Novocheboksarsk that carries a good light charge - symbolizing recognition of the great value of the birth of a new person, personifying feelings of gratitude and admiration for the woman-mother and what she symbolizes - kindness, care, forgiveness, hope and inexhaustible love.



17. Monument to motherhood. Novocheboksarsk


17. Monument to a nursing mother (Izhevsk, Udmurtia)

A person gets his first impressions of the world through his mother’s milk. Newborns, just like hundreds of years ago, come into this world in need of care and warmth, understanding and participation. The mother's primary task is to give the child what he needs, which is reflected in the sculpture.



18. Monument to a nursing mother. Izhevsk

Monument “The Motherland is Calling!” opened in 1967. How the monument became the tallest in the world, whose face the female figure has and what sculptural “relatives” she has - let’s remember 10 facts about the Motherland.

Volgograd. Memorial complex “The Motherland is Calling!” Andrey Izhakovsky / Photobank Lori

Competition without borders. The victory in the Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in the history of the Great Patriotic War. A competition for the creation of a monument in Stalingrad was announced already in September 1944. Famous architects and soldiers took part in it, sending their sketches by military mail. Architect Georgy Martsinkevich proposed erecting a tall column with the figure of Stalin at the top, and Andrei Burov - a 150-meter pyramid with a frame made of melted down tanks.

Projects even came from abroad - from Morocco, Shanghai. It is interesting that the future creator of the Motherland, Evgeniy Vuchetich, did not take part in the competition. There were legends that he discussed his project directly with Stalin.

Construction of the monument “The Motherland is Calling!” Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd. 1962. Photo: zheleznov.pro

Construction of the monument “The Motherland is Calling!” Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd. 1965. Photo: stalingrad-battle.ru

Construction of the monument “The Motherland is Calling!” Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd. 1965. Photo: planet-today.ru

Changes in composition. The sculptural composition should have looked different. It was assumed that next to the female figure there would be a statue of a kneeling soldier holding out his sword to the Motherland. However, the initial composition of the monument seemed too complicated to Yevgeny Vuchetich. He changed the project after approval from above. The sculptor had an important ideological argument: the soldier could not give his sword to anyone, because the war was not over yet.

Who was the prototype? Art historians agree that Evgeny Vuchetich was inspired by the bas-relief “Marseillaise” on the Parisian Arc de Triomphe and the ancient sculpture of the Nike of Samothrace. However, who exactly posed for him is not known for certain. It is most likely that the sculptor sculpted the figure of the Motherland from the Soviet discus athlete Nina Dumbadze, and the face from his wife Vera. Today, a model of the statue’s head is kept in the Vuchetich Estate Museum in Moscow.

The first reinforced concrete monument. The Motherland became the first monument in the USSR made entirely of reinforced concrete. In the 1960s, after the war, many cities, including Volgograd, were not rebuilt, and reinforced concrete was one of the cheapest materials. However, this choice caused some difficulties. For example, just a year after the opening of the monument, small cracks began to form on it. To preserve the monument, the head and hands of the sculpture were annually coated with a water-repellent agent.

Soviet track and field athlete Nina Dumbadze at competitions. 1950s Photo: russiainphoto.ru

Bas-relief “Retreat of volunteers to the front in 1792” (“Marseillaise”). Triumphal Arch. Sculptor Francois Rud. Paris, France. 1836

Sculpture "Nike of Samothrace". Pythocritus from Lindos. Around 190 BC Louvre, Paris

Strengthening the structure. All engineering calculations were carried out under the direction of Nikolai Nikitin, who built the Ostankino TV tower. Monument “The Motherland Calls!” it was not secured in any way during construction: it stands on the ground due to its own weight. Metal ropes are stretched inside the statue, which make it more stable and maintain the rigidity of the metal frame. Today, sensors are installed on the cables, and specialists monitor the condition of the structure.

Monument to the era of three secretaries general. Although the architectural design competition took place in the 1940s, work on the monument began after Stalin's death. The construction order was signed in January 1958 by Nikita Khrushchev. The monument took almost ten years to build - it was opened in October 1967. The opening was also attended by the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee - at that time Leonid Brezhnev.

Tallest statue in the world. It was planned that the height of the Motherland would be 36 meters. However, Khrushchev ordered to “grow up” the female figure. The statue on Mamayev Kurgan was supposed to “overtake” the Statue of Liberty - its height without a pedestal was 46 meters.

After construction was completed, the Motherland was the tallest statue in the world. The female figure towered 52 meters above the pedestal, and taking into account the length of her arm and sword, the height of the monument was 85 meters. The monument weighed 8 thousand tons, excluding the sword. Today, the Motherland remains in the top ten tallest statues in the world.

Steel sword. The statue's sword was made using aviation technology. It was made of stainless steel and sheathed with titanium sheets. But this solution was not suitable for the monument - the sword swayed and creaked in the wind. In 1972, the weapon was replaced with a steel one with holes to reduce windage. Because of the “problematic” sword, the monument’s designers did not receive the Lenin Prize. The “Motherland Calls!” monument. Sculptor Evgeniy Vuchetich, architect Nikolai Nikitin. Volgograd. 1959-1967

Monument "Warrior-Liberator". Sculptor Evgeniy Vuchetich, architect Yakov Belopolsky. Berlin, Germany. 1949

The image of the "Motherland". The collective image of the Motherland appeared on propaganda posters back in 1941. They were created by the Soviet painter Irakli Toidze. The artist recalled that the prototype of the woman on the poster was his wife. Hearing a message about the attack on the USSR, she ran into the artist’s studio shouting “War!” Irakli Toidze was shocked by her expression and immediately made the first sketches.

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Installation location: city ​​of Zadonsk. The monument is located at the entrance to Victory Park, not far from the memorial to all fellow countrymen who did not return from the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War.

Story: This monument has a real story of maternal and military feat, which cannot leave anyone indifferent. The monument is dedicated to Zadonsk resident Maria Frolova. This woman, from whom the war took away 8 sons, can rightfully personify the image of a mother.
Maria and Georgy Frolov got married before the Revolution. George was 20 years older than Maria. He treated his wife with trepidation and tenderness, was truly in love with his wife and grateful for the children. Mary bore him 14 children, two of whom died in infancy. They raised and raised two daughters and 10 sons - handsome, smart, athletes and musicians. The children grew up strong, friendly and cheerful. In the summer we swam across the Don several times a day. On winter evenings we read books aloud.
The eldest daughter Antonina was the first to leave her parents' home in Zadonsk and move to Leningrad, a city that became a second home for the Frolov children. Following their sister, the brothers followed their sister to the banks of the Neva. They got jobs and started families. When the news came in 1941 that the war had begun, the mother said doomedly: “That means all our people will leave.” The Zadon brothers left Leningrad for the front and most of them died defending the Northern capital.
Maria received 6 funerals - six sons died during hostilities. Two sons died from the consequences of front-line wounds shortly after the Victory.
Maria's husband Georgy died in May 1941. Receiving messages about the death of the brothers, the youngest daughter Anna shared the bitterness and horror of the loss with her mother. Anna lived with her mother in Zadonsk, fulfilling her promise to her brothers - not to leave her mother. Maria Matveevna passed away at the age of 96.

In Zadonsk there is a street named after the Frolov brothers. On April 29, 1995, a memorial plaque was installed on the house where the Frolov family lived. Some things of the Frolov family are kept in.

In 2002, by decision of the district administration and the district Council of Deputies, fundraising began for the construction of a monument to Maria Matveevna Frolova, a monument to the Mother. The main funds for the construction of the monument were allocated from the regional and district budgets. In the construction of the monument there is a feasible contribution from Zadontsev, who sincerely honor the memory of the Frolov family. Almost 100 thousand rubles were collected, as they say, by the whole world. Donations came not only from the entire region, but also from residents of St. Petersburg - the descendants of those whom the Frolov brothers defended without sparing their lives.

The monument was inaugurated in the year of the 60th anniversary of the Great Victory - September 24, 2005. Residents of the city, representatives of the district administration, the authors of the monument gathered, and Maria Matveevna’s grandson, Evgeny Mikhailovich Frolov, came. “We wanted to show the bitterness and sadness of mothers of front-line soldiers. We wanted the monument to remind, first of all, of the tragedy of the war,” said artist Yu. D. Grishko at the opening.

The monument to Maria Frolova in Zadonsk soon became known throughout the country. It is rightfully considered a monument to all mothers of Russia who lost their children in wartime.

Description: in the center of the composition is a statue of an elderly woman frozen in eternal sorrow. The sculpture of the Mother is made of polymer concrete. There are eight obelisks around with male names: Mikhail, Dmitry, Konstantin, Tikhon, Vasily, Leonid, Nikolai, Peter.

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