Monument forms: Figurative sculpture

Monument to Miro Barešić

Location: Drage, Croatia

Figurative sculptureNationalist propagandaOpen fascist rehabilitation 2016.

Designed by: Ivan Kujundžić, academic sculptor originally from Imotski. He previously created the statu... Initiated by: Ante Barešić, one of Miro Barešić's cousins, initiated the project to erect the statue. 96...

Description: A two-metre-high bronze statue located in the village of Drage near Pakoštane in central Dalmatia...

Memory Alley

Location: Near Brest, Belarus Submitted by: Uladzimir Hramovich

Figurative sculptureLarge sculptureMemorial siteMonument destructionMonument modificationMonument removalDecommunisationOther 2017.

Initiated by: pro-regime activist and businesswoman Natalia Ilnitskaya

Description: Striking example of this process is the "Memory Alley" project near Brest, initiated by pro-regim...

Monument to Danuta Siedzikówna in Gruszki

Location: Browsk Forest District in Białowieża Forest region Submitted by: Eunice Blavascunas

Figurative sculptureAnti-left, Anti-socialistNationalist propaganda 2017.

Designed by: Marek Maślaniec Initiated by: Tomasz Duszkiewicz

Description: In 2017 Polish State Forestry (Lasy Państwowe) erected a statue to a 17-year-old partisan, Danuta...

Despot Stefan Lazarević

Location: The Square on Despot Stefan Boulevard (former 29th November), between Gundulićev Venac, Drinčićeva a... Submitted by: Ivana Momčilović and Tane Tanya Laketić

Figurative sculptureNationalist propaganda 2021.

Designed by: Svetomir Arsić-Basara Initiated by: The city of Belgrade and City Municipality of Stari Grad

Description: Despot Stefan Lazarević was the son of Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, to whom the Hungarian king gra...

George H. W. Bush

Location: Budapest, Szabadság tér Submitted by: Ferenc Gróf

Figurative sculptureAnti-left, Anti-socialist 2020.

Designed by: István Máté (1952-2022) Initiated by: Following the idea of Mária Schmidt (director-general of the 20th Century Institute, the 21st Cen...

Description: Here is the translation of the speech by Viktor Orbán at the unveiling of the statue of George He...

Destruction of the Monument of Gratitude to the Red Army

Location: Skaryszewski Park, Warsaw

Figurative sculptureLarge sculptureMonument destructionDecommunisation 2018.

Initiated by: The Polish government, especially through institutions like the Institute of National Remembrance...

Description: The monument was dedicated to Soviet soldiers who died during World War II, who fell in September...

Roman Dmowski Monument

Location: Na Rozdrożu Square, at the intersection of Szuch Avenue and Ujazdów Avenue, Warsaw, Poland. The loca... Submitted by: Gal Kirn

Figurative sculptureNationalist propaganda 2006.

Designed by: Wojciech Mendzelewski, Maria Marek-Prus, Piotr Prus Initiated by: The construction of the monument was a result of the initiative supported by politicians Maciej G...

Description: The statue holds the Treaty of Versailles and is engraved with a quote from Dmowski’s book: “I am...

Foro Italico

Location: Via della Farnesina, 00135 Rome, it is located on the slopes of Monte Mario.

Abstract sculptureFigurative sculptureLarge sculptureMemorial siteOriginal fascism 1932.

Designed by: Initial design by Enrico Del Debbio. Later contributions were made by Luigi Moretti. Initiated by: The project was initiated under Benito Mussolini's regime.

Description: Foro Italico is a prominent sports complex located on the slopes of Monte Mario in Rome, Italy. I...

Statue of Miklós Horthy

Location: Szabadság square 2. Budapest Hungary Submitted by: Borbala Klacsmann

BustFigurative sculptureNationalist propaganda 2007.

Designed by: Béla Domonkos Initiated by: Calvinist church

Description: The bust of Miklós Horthy, regent of Hungary between 1920 and 1944, was erected at Szabadság squa...

Monument to Vladimir the Great in Moscow

Location: Borovitskaya Square in Moscow. Initial proposals to erect a 25m-high monument on Moscow's famous Spa...

Figurative sculptureLarge sculptureNationalist propaganda 2016.

Designed by: Salavat Shcherbakova (architect Vasily Danilov) Initiated by: Initiative of the Russian Military Historical Society and the city government. The monument was c...

Description: The Monument to Vladimir the Great is a 17.5-metre-high monument located in Borovitskaya Square i...