The Modded Monument
We have mentioned already this monument for it’s weirdness and horse heads, but now some enthusiastic and creative Moscow youngsters has modded it to even higher degree of weirdness.
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First, and that looks ace. What exactly is the monument for?
Generally speaking Russian sculptures do not meet western standard in terms of aesthetic and design
This is a monument to Russian poet, novelist Mikhail Sholokhov.
Horse’s head, the boat and the man - of his world famous works “Quiet Dawn(Тихий Дон, Tikhii Don)”, for which he received the Nobel Prize.
A snow-hares - a joke, hint at another national stamp - a fairy tale Nekrasova “Father Mazai and rabbits”:)
There is a famous poem by Nekrasov “Ded Mazai i zaytsy” (”Old Mazai and hares”). The point is that an old man called Mazai rides a boat during flood in spring in the search of floating wood and then he sees many wild hares that are being overwhelmed on tiny islands. He saves them all by taking them in his boat and then releases them when on stable ground.
This poem is very popular among Russian children and is held by many to be of folklore, although is is not.
These days it is called “environmental awareness”.
Really? If it were environmental awareness he would’ve either let then die or picked then up for food and fur, since they reproduce so fast they become plagues (which would also mean no real warm done) - ask the australians.
Ded Mazzei? I didn’t know what his surname was Sholokhov.
What a beautiful story..
Did he pick up that squirrel too?
the monument is to the writer Mikhail Sholokhov..and the horses are from his novel. actually there is water flowing representing the river so that you can think the horses are swimming in the river. they are actually drowning in the big water..that’s from the novel..a dramatic one. but when somone put the hares made of snow in the boat and around it is a parody reminding of the children’s story about Ded Mazai who saved hares in spring flood..
First time I heard from this monument was here at englishrussia and then when I visited Moscow I definately wanted to search and see it myself, which I did. I also took some cool pictures but unfortunately my camera was stolen. The usual story for a foreign tourist in Mockba…
Sorry to hear that.
Were was it stolen? In a cafe? Aboard train? On the street? In hotel?
Just curious.
I am not totally sure but I think it happened in a muu-muu cafe near Frunzenskaya metro when I waiting to get the food and having the tray on my hands. And as usual the camera was not that important, it was old and I can allways buy new ones but there where all the pictures from my Moscow weekend which pissed me of much more than losing the camera itself.
That monument has no place in Moscow.There is no Lenin or hammer and sickle on it!!
You are correct. This statue not pointing at me an stare with beady little eye.
А-ха-ха!!!Видел на фишках одну такую фотку.Ребята жгут.Надо было еще Мазаю бороду белую слепить,а заяц,плавающий в круге вообще порадовал)))))
My niggers make fun.
Obviously not a Moscow mayor commission… it’s far too good!!!!!!!!!!
Heh. Weird and cute at the same time.
Is that frowned on in Russia? My mate got fined for making little snowgoblins on and around Svinhufvud’s statue. Defacing public property or somesuch bullshit. It’s not like they couldn’t just brush the things off right at the spot.