Artist:
Vladimir Surovtsev
Title:
Russian Expeditionary Force
Year:
2011
Adress:
Place du Canada
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World War I monumental statues in Paris called the Memorial to Officers and Soldiers of the Russian Expeditionary Force Who Fought Alongside Allied Forces in 1916-1918, and this is located at Place du Canada in the 8th Arrondissement.
an ordinary Russian soldier in uniform next to a horse that was designed to look like it was drinking water, and this was the vision of Vladimir Surovtsev who was the main Russian sculptor of this monument, which he gave it a name of The Spring, referring to the Russian Soldiers homeland, just like he has done with all his different monuments now on display in over 15 different countries
Yet the official full name of this monument is Memorial to Officers and Soldiers of the Russian Expeditionary Force Who Fought Alongside Allied Forces in 1916-1918, or the shortened version is Monument in Memory of the Russian Expeditionary Force 1916 - 1918, and this was inaugurated on 21st June 2011.
Now starting with a bit of quick history, it was during World War I that the Allies ask for help from Russia, and they responded by sending a total of 750 officers and 45,000 soliders from the Russian Expeditionary Force, with two of the brigades being sent to fight alongside French soldiers in Champagne, France, but unfortunately over 5,000 were killed in battle, most notably defending Reims and on the Somme River.
So, it was back on 27th November 2009 in Rambouillet, that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and French Prime Minister Francois Fillon approved the idea of establishing a memorial dedicated to the officers and soldiers of the Russian Expeditionary Force and an international competition was launched with the renowned artist Vladimir Surovtev being the overall winner, which is why you can see a Russian soldier in uniform in this image.
Here you can see the back of the ordinary French soldier standing calmly next to the horse drinking water, and according to an interview with the artist Vladimir Surovtsev on a Russian radio station, the idea was to present a calming statue and one related to peace rather than a soldier ready for battle or attacking with weapons, etc.
World War I monumental statues in Paris called the Memorial to Officers and Soldiers of the Russian Expeditionary Force Who Fought Alongside Allied Forces in 1916-1918, and this is located at Place du Canada in the 8th Arrondissement.
an ordinary Russian soldier in uniform next to a horse that was designed to look like it was drinking water, and this was the vision of Vladimir Surovtsev who was the main Russian sculptor of this monument, which he gave it a name of The Spring, referring to the Russian Soldiers homeland, just like he has done with all his different monuments now on display in over 15 different countries
Yet the official full name of this monument is Memorial to Officers and Soldiers of the Russian Expeditionary Force Who Fought Alongside Allied Forces in 1916-1918, or the shortened version is Monument in Memory of the Russian Expeditionary Force 1916 - 1918, and this was inaugurated on 21st June 2011.
Now starting with a bit of quick history, it was during World War I that the Allies ask for help from Russia, and they responded by sending a total of 750 officers and 45,000 soliders from the Russian Expeditionary Force, with two of the brigades being sent to fight alongside French soldiers in Champagne, France, but unfortunately over 5,000 were killed in battle, most notably defending Reims and on the Somme River.
So, it was back on 27th November 2009 in Rambouillet, that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and French Prime Minister Francois Fillon approved the idea of establishing a memorial dedicated to the officers and soldiers of the Russian Expeditionary Force and an international competition was launched with the renowned artist Vladimir Surovtev being the overall winner, which is why you can see a Russian soldier in uniform in this image.
Here you can see the back of the ordinary French soldier standing calmly next to the horse drinking water, and according to an interview with the artist Vladimir Surovtsev on a Russian radio station, the idea was to present a calming statue and one related to peace rather than a soldier ready for battle or attacking with weapons, etc.