Yevgeny Vuchetich
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Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich was a Soviet sculptor and artist. He is known for his heroic monuments, often of allegoric style, including The Motherland Calls, the largest sculpture in the world at th
The Motherland Calls
Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares
Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park
Swords into ploughshares
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"Beating swords into ploughshares" is the conversion of military weapons or technologies for peaceful civilian applications. The phrase originates from Isaiah 2:4:
Yevgeny Vuchetich
…used to be in Moscow at the Lubyanka Square. The Motherland Calls! at Mamayev Kurgan (1963–1967). Lenin Prize (1970). The Motherland Calls Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park Awards Hero of Socialist Labour (10 October 1967) Peoples Artist of the RSFSR (1951) Honored worker of art of the…
Hand-separated large candlestick church chandelier with brass wax drip tray – GDR around 1980 – Use of armoured steel and brass – Single piece – Weight 10 kilograms
Mosaic in the Beit Habad Gallery, Jerusalem, quoting Isaiah 2:4, with lion, spear and spade
Tokyo Tower, the second-tallest tower in Japan, is partially constructed from steel obtained by recycling US tanks damaged in battle during the Korean War.