DETAILS OF THE WORK
Type of work: sculpture
Location: Railway Station Square, Omsk, Siberia,
Russia
Author: Sergei Sokolkov
Date: 2007
The
Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway in the world. It was built
between 1891 and 1916 to connect Moscow with the Far-East city of Vladivostok. En route it passes through the Russian cities of Perm, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Chita and Khabarovsk. The sculpture is
made by Sergei Sokolkov.
It is about
three meters high.
The sculpture
depicts the outlines of Omsk region placed on a pedestal with rails stretching into
the distance and the figure of a railway man. This funny smiling character
is portrayed in costume exactly corresponding to the original of XIX century
and it gives "green light" to permit the movement to railway
transport.
The composition
symbolizes the unbreakable bond of time and generations in the history of the
development of railway transport in Russia and, in particular, in Omsk region.
This sculpture
attracts attention of both the citizens and visitors. | MAP
170th anniversary of Russian Railways and the 110th anniversary of the Trans-Siberian RailwayМестоположение без названия |
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