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Ural State University Building and Sverdlov Statue (2021 Photo)

Vyacheslav Bukharov · 14 March 2021

A 2021 photograph of the Ural State University main building in Yekaterinburg with a statue of Yakov Sverdlov standing beside it.

This later memorial statue commemorates Sverdlov outside a university in the city once named after him.

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Front view of the Ural State University main building, a neoclassical stone facade with arched windows and a Russian flag, beside a bronze statue of a man in a long coat standing on a large rock, under a blue winter sky with snow on the ground.
Vyacheslav Bukharov, photograph of Ural State University and the Sverdlov statue, 2021.

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What it is

This is a modern photograph, taken in 2021 by Vyacheslav Bukharov, showing the main building of Ural State University together with a bronze statue of Yakov Sverdlov on a large rock.

Why it matters

Sverdlov was a prominent early Soviet politician, and statues like this one were erected in cities connected to him, including Yekaterinburg, once renamed Sverdlovsk. Such monuments reflect how the Soviet state shaped public memory of its leaders long after their deaths.

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  • Why might a university place a statue of a political figure outside its building?
  • What does the setting, a neoclassical building with a flag, suggest about the message the monument is meant to send?
  • How might a modern viewer's reaction to this statue differ from someone living under Soviet rule?

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