In Moscow, on the territory of the Belorussky railway station, the monument "Farewell of the Slav", dedicated to the famous military march, which was written in the last century, was erected. How will the monument look like? Who are its authors? When was it installed? To whom is it dedicated? Answers to these and other questions can be found in our article.
Opening of the monument "Farewell of the Slav"
The monument was opened on May 8, 2014 and installed on the square between the railway tracks and the building of the Belarusian railway station.
The solemn ceremony in honor of the opening of the monument was attended by: the head of the Russian Railways, the Minister of Culture of Russia, deputies of the State Duma, the daughter of the author of the famous march - Sverdlov Aza, the authors of the monument and veterans of the Second World War. In his solemn speech, the head of Russian Railways called the monument a symbol of devotion and fidelity to a man and duty.
In an interview, the daughter of Vasily Agapkin, the author of military march music, Aza Sverdlova, said thatshe really liked the monument and that she was happy that such a touching monument was dedicated to her father's music, expressing her only regret that he did not live to see this day.
The authors of the monument are sculptors Vyacheslav Molokostov and Sergey Shcherbakov, architect Vasily Danilov.
Description of the monument
The monument "Farewell of the Slav" was created based on a scene from the film "The Cranes Are Flying" by Mikhail Kalatozov and made of bronze.
The monument is a composition that depicts a young soldier and a girl hugging his neck, seeing him off to war. On their faces is love and a desire to forever keep in their hearts the image of a loved one. The height of the sculptures is no more than two meters, and they stand on a ring, around which are engraved words from poems written to the music of the military march “Farewell of the Slav”. On both sides of the monument there are lanterns on which shields are attached indicating the dates of the beginning of the most terrible wars in the 20th century - "1914" and "1941" - and elements of weapons from the times of world wars.
The monument commemorates not only the Great Patriotic War, but also the First World War. The sculptural composition presents weapons from the time of 1914, a shield with the date "1914", as well as the soldier himself dressed in the uniform of the period of the First World War. In addition, the march was written in 1912 and became famous in 1914-1916.
The monument "Farewell of the Slav" in Moscow is dedicated to all women and girls who saw off their loved ones and relatives to the front, it is dedicated to loy alty andlove.
The place for the monument was not chosen at all by chance, it was from this Moscow railway station that trains with soldiers left for the front during the Patriotic War. The monument "Farewell of the Slav" at the Belorussky railway station is not the only monument and commemorative sign associated with the war, there is a portrait of Georgy Zhukov, Marshal of Victory, and a commemorative plaque in honor of the first performance of the anthem "Holy War" in 1941.
From the history of the famous military march
The majestic and touching military march was written by the talented composer Vasily Agapkin in 1912. The soldiers liked it very much and became the main combat melody and song of the Russian army. The march was performed at the parade on Red Square on November 7, 1941, and the composer himself conducted the orchestra. It was so cold that day that his feet were frozen to the plinth so that he could not move.
There is a legend that the march was banned by the country's leadership in Soviet times and rehabilitated only after the release of the film "The Cranes Are Flying".
The music of the march from the very beginning interested many poets, so the melody has survived to this day in its original form, but the words were copied by many of them - Shilensky V., Lazarev V., Fedotov A., Galich A., Maksimov Q. The very first text of words to the music of the march appeared in 1914, the author of which, unfortunately, remained unknown. At present, the text written in the 90s of the 20th century by Andrey Mingalev, performed by Tatiana Petrova or Zhanna Bichevskaya is popular.
The march was very popular in Poland,Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, it is known in Israel, China and other countries.
Signs related to the monument
The monument "Farewell of the Slav" was recently opened, but signs and some traditions are already associated with it. There is an opinion that if you rub a girl's pigtail, then a safe and successful road is provided, and if you rub the barrel of a rifle, then you can not be afraid of the army, an accidental bullet or a needless death.
Couples in love take a photo at the monument "Farewell of the Slav", many of them are sure that this strengthens relationships and feelings.
Monument Scandal
After the opening of the monument, some public experts saw in heraldic symbols not only samples of Soviet weapons, but also two German rifles. A week later, they were cut down from the monument and sent for examination.
Inaccuracies were also revealed in the heraldic depiction of "1914", where the samples of weapons do not correspond to the historical period of 1914, but were released into series only after the 1930s. All historical inaccuracies and shortcomings have been eliminated.
Currently, the monument is very popular among passengers of the Belorussky railway station, guests of the capital and Muscovites. He touches passers-by with the depth of feelings and emotions. Nobody remains indifferent to this romantic and touching sculptural composition.
