Evening bell:
The wall of the passing day on the day of remembrance for the victims of political oppression, it is important to hear the People's Artist of Russia Georgy Frangolyan. The creator of the heart-warming monument at the intersection of the Garden Ring and Sakharov Boulevard gave an interview to the historical magazine Rodina while the work was still in progress... - On March 5, 1953, my mother entered the room, very confused: "Stalin is dead. "As if the world turned upside down. How can you live without a leader? - The work on the monument is, dare I say it, a mission for me. Nothing more significant has happened in my life. - There will be rare gaps in the wall, so that everyone can pass through it and feel like a victim. A step to the right or left is like death. The feeling of the sword of Damocles hanging above the crown of his head should never leave. - The monument is a reminder: everything can come back. at any moment "The location is good because it's not a designated area like Poklon Hill, where you can put whatever you want, as much as you want. The "Wall of Sorrow" will be in the center of the city: the three-station square is nearby, and the garden ring passes by it. Around there are offices and residential buildings - this is a normal living environment. I even love how the dresser building behind the wall looks so oppressive. It provides a powerful expression of any heavy system, and I will try to exploit this in the composition. " "It was forbidden to remove the Dzerzhinsky monument from Lubyanka. Removed from its pedestal and left nearby. Paralyzed, the fallen figure. It was more symbolic. It was a complete U-turn! You see, monumental art has a strong underlying philosophy. " "Nothing passes without a trace. We must remember not only the millions of victims of Stalin's oppression, but also those who were not born as a result.