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The Robespierre Monument ((ロシア語:Памятник Робеспьеру)) was one of the first monuments erected in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (later part of the Soviet Union), raised on 3 November 1918 – just ahead of the first anniversary of the October Revolution, which had brought the Bolsheviks to power.〔 It depicted Maximilien de Robespierre, a prominent figure of the French Revolution. Located in Alexander Garden, it had been designed by the sculptor Beatrice Yuryevna Sandomierz ((ロシア語:Беатриса Юрьевна Сандомирская)). Created as part of the "monumental propaganda" plan, the monument was commissioned by Vladimir Lenin, who in an edict referred to Robespierre as a "Bolshevik ''avant la lettre''". It was only one of several planned statues depicting French revolutionaries – others were to be made of Georges Danton, François-Noël Babeuf and Jean-Paul Marat, although only the one of Danton was ever completed. Another, also featuring Robespierre, was raised in Petrograd. Created in the context of the ongoing Russian Civil War and with the country in a state of war communism, there were few materials available to make the statue. Lacking bronze or marble, the monument was instead constructed using concrete, with hollow pipes running through it.〔 This design proved frail, lasting only a few days. On the morning of 7 November only a pile of rubble remained.〔 Over the following days different newspapers supplied varying versions as to why it collapsed, with ''Znamya Trudovoi Kommuny'' and others saying it was the work of "criminal" (counter-revolutionary) hands, and ''Izvestia'' stating the statue's demise was caused by improper construction.〔 ==See also== * History of Moscow * Reign of Terror * Soviet art 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robespierre Monument」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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