Type Bronze sculpture Artist Mihail Chemiakin | Location Moscow, Russia Completion date 2001 | |
Address Bolotnaya nab., Moskva, Russia, 119072 Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesday(International Women's Day)Open 24 hoursHours might differThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hours Similar Repin Monument, Luzhkov Most, Peter the Great Statue, Monument to Sherlock Holmes a, Plevna Chapel | ||
Children are the victims of adult vices bolotnaya square moscow
Children Are the Victims of Adult Vices is a group of bronze sculptures created by Russian artist Mihail Chemiakin. The sculptures are located in a park in Bolotnaya Square, Balchug, 2,000 feet (610 metres) south of the Moscow Kremlin behind the British Ambassador's residence.
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The sculptures are of thirteen figures, which depict adult vices, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, and prostitution, that affect children. The figures are perceptibly closing in on two unaware playmates, a girl and a boy, with the centrepiece figure being 'Indifference'.
The sculpture was commissioned by then-Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and sponsored by the state-owned oil company Rosneft. It was unveiled in 2001 amid some controversy. Some Muscovites worried that the graphic imagery would frighten children. Chemiakin said that, "[The sculpture] ... was conceived and carried out by me as a symbol and a call to fight for the salvation of present and future generations."