Black and white of modern patriotism. A word about monuments
Everything that happens in our country causes mostly positive emotions in me. This is me about a common patriotic mood. But, as in that joke, there are nuances. And these nuances for some reason do not allow to sit quietly.
It has long been resigned to the thought that our country is a reserve of contrasts. And to measure canonically, in black and white, everything that happens is simply unrealistic. It is necessary either to expand the range of shades, or to accept.
So, the monuments.
The monument is from the word memory. To remember. There are monuments in every city. Beautiful and not very, majestic and simple, carrying a deep meaning and frankly stupid. I can do without examples, everyone will understand for himself what creations I am about.
Long before the 9 events of May, I happened to talk to one functionary from the city office. His opinion surprised me a little. Say, there are too many monuments. And there was too much money leaving the treasury for their maintenance. And in general, it would be ideal in each city to have ONE memorial dedicated to the Great Patriotic War, large so that the whole city could gather there for the event. And the rest is nothing.
Stupidity is obvious. Memory does not happen much. Especially in a big city. Especially when you consider that half a million Soviet soldiers died in the battles in this city. It is clear that this is just a private opinion. What can not but rejoice.
There are many monuments in Voronezh. And fortunately, both beautiful and majestic. This is me about the military, of course. I offer a small photo tour for those living far from our city. Just to appreciate how we honor the memory of those who gave their lives in our land.
While I was wandering with a camera, this man approached the Eternal Flame. Just stood and looked at the names. Perhaps his relatives are there. Not enough spirit to ask, to be honest. I was already leaving, but he was still standing. Perhaps it is for this that we need monuments ...
Chizhovsky bridgehead. More than 15 thousand fighters in this hall of memory
What pleased me, by the way, is the honor guards of 8-9 in May. For a long time this was not. We decided to return the tradition
Memorial "Sand Log". This is our Babi Yar
New monument. Military postman
Chernyakhovsky Ivan Danilovich. Honored us commander. By the way, this monument stood in Vilnius until 1992. The Lithuanians, brutalized by "freedom", decided to demolish it, but we decided otherwise. Now here, on Chernyakhovsky Square stands
Of course, this is a small part. In order to show all our monuments, it is necessary to carry out a separate work in terms of shooting.
By the way, we have three Eternal Flames in the city. And all three are burning. As it should be.
About white said. We'll have to talk about the black. We have a place in the city where, by hook or by crook, they erected a monument to the first landing party. That is, Voronezh is the homeland of the Airborne Forces, as it is written on the monument. Absolutely true.
The monument is, of course, original, but, as the organizers from the paratroopers' community told me, the best of what could be installed. For many reasons that are not worth mentioning here, the story of stories the appearance of this memorial deserves a separate topic.
Monument set. Even with the opening of the date of the anniversary had. With the monument to soldiers-internationalists did not happen, by the way.
Naturally, the paratroopers immediately took up the use of this place. A whole alley of trees was planted, dedicated both to the participants of the first landing and the heroic paratroopers. And they plan to plant a few dozen more.
At the end of the alley, in the opinion of the organizers of the Airborne Troops Veterans Union, there was enough room for the installation of another monument. To whom is a silly question, of course, from their point of view, naturally, to Margelov. At least, then this alley would have acquired a completely finished look and would become one of the centers of both historical and patriotic ones. And I would use the attention of no less than, for example, a kitten from Lizyukov Street.
I am absolutely not against this modern cultural symbol, no. Kind and sweet Koshak is better than many modern sculptures and monuments in other cities. Fork, salty ears, queues of men in a public toilet and other delights from the culture.
But fate in the face of the city committee on culture ordered otherwise. And the end of the alley was crowned with a monument ... A pot. No, not a vessel. Mikhail Gorshenev from the group "The King and the Fool".
Again, I am not opposed to the fact that the fans at their own expense decided to perpetuate the memory of their idol by placing a monument to him. Why not?
Another question is where. In a big city one could find a place other than that. And so it turns out that on the one hand there is a monument to the first paratroopers, then an alley with trees, on each of which there is a plate in honor of whom it is planted, and the crown of everything is the Pot. But…
Undoubtedly, this is the height of tolerance: to arrange such a neighborhood: the soldiers of our country who died in the performance of their duty, and I'm sorry, a musician who bent from an "overdose".
Culture, as they say, rushing prim.
A striking example is when there is culture in the city, and there is a clear disadvantage in the culture department. Save - save, but multiply ...
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