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Freedom

Alexander Taratynov
2005 (2008)

Description

Sculpture of a rider an olive branch in his hand as a sign of victory on an impressive horse jumping up. It symbolizes that the deaths of Russian prisoners of war had not been in vain. It is placed on the cemetery of Russian prisoners of war. The sculpture was commissioned by the government of the Russian Federation in 2005.

Inscription(s)

FREIHEIT
СВОБОДА

Sculptor

Alexander Taratynov - Александр Таратынов (Moscow 1956), Russian sculptor, living in Maastricht, the Netherlands (Website).

Sources & Information

Meppener Tagespost, 29 July 2008 "Kriegsgräber sind die Prediger des Friedens".

Locatie (N 52°46'19" - E 7°8'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens470; Photograph: 31 August 2019
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