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Ural State University with Sverdlov Statue (2005 Photo)

Hardscarf · 10 August 2005

A 2005 photograph of the Ural State University building in Yekaterinburg with a statue of Yakov Sverdlov standing in front.

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

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Daytime photo of the Ural State University facade in Yekaterinburg, with its Russian name above arched windows. In front, a bronze statue of a standing man in a long coat stands on a large rough boulder. A white bus and a banner are in view.
Hardscarf, photograph of Ural State University with the Sverdlov statue, 2005.

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What it is

This photograph, taken in 2005 by a photographer credited as Hardscarf, shows the front of the Ural State University building with a bronze statue of a standing man, identified as Yakov Sverdlov, on a large boulder in front of it.

Why it matters

Sverdlov was a leading figure in the early Soviet government, and the city of Yekaterinburg was once renamed Sverdlovsk in his honor. This statue, standing outside a major university, is part of the lasting public memory built around him during and after Soviet rule.

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