60 Dekabristov St., Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190121
In Saint Petersburg, on Dekabristov Street, a monument to Alexander Blok was unveiled. The bronze sculpture, 3.6 meters tall, was placed in the square near the house where the poet lived for nine years from 1912 to 1921. The authors of the sculpture are Evgeny Rotanov and architect Ivan Kozhin.
On the day of the unveiling, seeing the four-meter figure looming over passersby, many residents of Saint Petersburg experienced a true catharsis – a release of emotions resulting from a spiritual shock or endured suffering. Blok was compared to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a "Dementor" from the Harry Potter saga, and even to a post-apocalyptic "Alyonka" from Voronezh. However, "Blok scholars" defended the monument, noting that it resonates with the oppressive atmosphere of the poem "The Twelve." Indeed, if you reread the excerpt, everything falls into place:
Black evening.
White snow.
Wind, wind!
A man cannot stand on his feet.
Wind, wind –
All over God's world!
Sources:
https://conf.7ya.ru/fulltext-thread.aspx?cnf=Misc&trd=260399
https://sovlit.ru/tpost/dhrynzpu11-pamyatnik-aleksandru-bloku-otkrili-v-san
