Sculptural composition of Ernst Neizvestny "Masks of Sorrow" opened on the 12th kilometer of the Moscow tract in Yekaterinburg

Sculptural composition Ernst Neizvestny "Masks of Sorrow" was opened on Monday in the territory of the memorial complex to victims of political repression at the 12th kilometer of the Moscow tract in Yekaterinburg, RIA Novosti reports.

"Today we open the monument" Masks of sorrow. Europe-Asia ", created by the project of our outstanding compatriot Ernst Neizvestny.This is a landmark event in the life of the region and Russia.Hundreds, thousands of Uralians suffered during the years of mass repression, among them were famous people - factory directors, party and Komsomol leaders, officers and generals The Red Army and very simple teachers, doctors, workers, collective farmers, "said Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuyvashev during the opening ceremony.

The sculptural composition consists of two masks, one of which looks towards Europe, the other towards Asia. The height of the monument is three meters, the total weight is six tons. "The installation of the Masks of Grief monument is one of the stages of the reconstruction of the memorial complex on the 12th kilometer of the Moscow tract, 25 million rubles have been allocated from the budget of the Sverdlovsk region for this purpose," the regional governor's information policy department said.