{"id":17617,"date":"2023-04-28T15:50:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T11:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/?post_type=cpt_portfolio&#038;p=17617"},"modified":"2023-04-28T19:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T15:59:58","slug":"topuridze-valentin","status":"publish","type":"cpt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/en\/portfolio\/topuridze-valentin\/","title":{"rendered":"Topuridze Valentin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17617\" class=\"elementor elementor-17617\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7233186 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7233186\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293bcf2 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"293bcf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17618 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/VALENTIN-TOPURIDZE-PORTRAIT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"260\" \/>Sculptor, People&#8217;s Artist of Georgia, full member of the USSR Academy of Arts, laureate of the USSR State Prize and the Stalin Prize, Valentin Topuridze graduated from high school in Saratov and enrolled in the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saratov University. In 1924 he returned to Tbilisi and entered the Faculty of Sculpture of the newly established Tbilisi Academy of Arts, where he studied sculpture and academic drawing under direction of\u00a0 \u00a0Nikoloz Kandelaki, Yakob Nikoladze, Yevgeny Lanceray and Joseph Charlemagne.<\/p><p>After Sovietization, the Decree on Monumental Propaganda came into force in Georgia, under which sculptors were commissioned by the government to produce monumental sculptures thus\u00a0 creating\u00a0 icons of a new ideology &#8211; allegories, images of revolution heroes and leaders.<\/p><p>In the 1930s, Valentin Topuridze created two concrete sculptures of a man and a woman athletes for the Rustaveli cinema building, designed by Nikoloz Severov, which so far stand in the arched niches of the fa\u00e7ade. During the same period, he sculptured a bust of the revolutionary Lado Ketskhoveli, which until the collapse of the Soviet Union was placed in the Garden of Communards (now the Garden of April 9) in the center of Tbilisi. In 1948, a sculptural allegory by Valentin Topuridze &#8211; a woman statue dedicated to the victory in WWII, was put\u00a0 in Chiatura, for which a year later the sculptor was awarded a state prize.<\/p><p>On April 21, 1956, a monument to Lenin was solemnly erected on the central square of Tbilisi &#8211; it was the first monumental statue of the Soviet leader in the capital of Georgia. Before that, Lenin&#8217;s colossus was erected in Zahesi Power Plant, created by the Russian sculptor Ivan Shadr. Topuridze made the image of Lenin following a well-established iconography, and depicted the leader addressing the people. Valentin Topuridze worked on the statue together with the painter Ucha Japaridze. The 7.5 m high sculpture stood on an 11.5 m high granite pedestal, itself mounted on a granite platform with Shota Kavlashvili, Givi Melkadze, Konstantin Chkheidze and Konstantin Khechinashvili the architects.<\/p><p>In 1953, the Central Committee of the Georgian Communist Party\u00a0 approved a five-year plan for the placement of sculptures for\u00a0 Georgian writers and public figures as part of Monumental Propaganda. The poets Akaki Tsereteli and Ilia Chavchavadze were included in the memorization list. A pair of statue\u00a0 by Valentin Topuridze was set up\u00a0 in the garden of the school N1 in Tbilisi in 1958.<\/p><p>In 1955, Valentin Topuridze became a professor at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts.<\/p><p>Throughout his life \u00a0he was awarded the Order of Honor and many medals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb09601 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"bb09601\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3066783 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"3066783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item{display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item img{margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item .gallery-caption{margin:0}.elementor-image-gallery figure img{display:block}.elementor-image-gallery figure figcaption{width:100%}.gallery-spacing-custom .elementor-image-gallery .gallery-icon{padding:0}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item{max-width:33.33%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item{max-width:25%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item{max-width:20%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item{max-width:16.666%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item{max-width:14.28%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item{max-width:12.5%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item{max-width:11.11%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:10%}}@media (min-width:480px) and (max-width:767px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}}@media (max-width:479px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:100%}}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17617 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-ozeum-thumb-med'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3066783\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Statues of Athletes for the fa\u00e7ade of the Rustaveli Cinema. Concrete. 1930s. Tbilisi\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Statues of Athletes for the fa\u00e7ade of the Rustaveli Cinema. Concrete. 1930s. Tbilisi\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc2MjgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNFwvXHUxMGQ5XHUxMGQ4XHUxMGRjXHUxMGRkLVx1MTBlMFx1MTBlM1x1MTBkN1x1MTBkMFx1MTBkNVx1MTBkNFx1MTBkYVx1MTBkOFx1MTBlMS1cdTEwZTRcdTEwZDBcdTEwZTFcdTEwZDBcdTEwZDNcdTEwZDguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMzA2Njc4MyJ9\" title=\"Statues of Athletes for the fa\u00e7ade of the Rustaveli Cinema. Concrete. 1930s. Tbilisi\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10d9\u10d8\u10dc\u10dd-\u10e0\u10e3\u10d7\u10d0\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d8\u10e1-\u10e4\u10d0\u10e1\u10d0\u10d3\u10d8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10d9\u10d8\u10dc\u10dd-\u10e0\u10e3\u10d7\u10d0\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d8\u10e1-\u10e4\u10d0\u10e1\u10d0\u10d3\u10d8-370x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ozeum-thumb-med size-ozeum-thumb-med\" alt=\"Statues of Athletes for the fa\u00e7ade of the Rustaveli Cinema. Concrete. 1930s. Tbilisi\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10d9\u10d8\u10dc\u10dd-\u10e0\u10e3\u10d7\u10d0\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d8\u10e1-\u10e4\u10d0\u10e1\u10d0\u10d3\u10d8-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10d9\u10d8\u10dc\u10dd-\u10e0\u10e3\u10d7\u10d0\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d8\u10e1-\u10e4\u10d0\u10e1\u10d0\u10d3\u10d8-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10d9\u10d8\u10dc\u10dd-\u10e0\u10e3\u10d7\u10d0\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d8\u10e1-\u10e4\u10d0\u10e1\u10d0\u10d3\u10d8-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17628'>\n\t\t\t\tStatues of Athletes for the fa\u00e7ade of the Rustaveli Cinema. Concrete. 1930s. Tbilisi\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3066783\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The bust of Niko Ketskhoveli. Stone. 1930s. Tbilisi\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The bust of Niko Ketskhoveli. Stone. 1930s. Tbilisi\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc2MzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNFwvXHUxMGRhXHUxMGQwXHUxMGQzXHUxMGRkLVx1MTBkOVx1MTBkNFx1MTBlMFx1MTBlYVx1MTBlZVx1MTBkZFx1MTBkNVx1MTBkNFx1MTBkYVx1MTBkOC0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjMwNjY3ODMifQ%3D%3D\" title=\"The bust of Niko Ketskhoveli. Stone. 1930s. Tbilisi\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10da\u10d0\u10d3\u10dd-\u10d9\u10d4\u10e0\u10ea\u10ee\u10dd\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d8-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10da\u10d0\u10d3\u10dd-\u10d9\u10d4\u10e0\u10ea\u10ee\u10dd\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d8-1-370x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ozeum-thumb-med size-ozeum-thumb-med\" alt=\"The bust of Niko Ketskhoveli. Stone. 1930s. Tbilisi\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10da\u10d0\u10d3\u10dd-\u10d9\u10d4\u10e0\u10ea\u10ee\u10dd\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d8-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10da\u10d0\u10d3\u10dd-\u10d9\u10d4\u10e0\u10ea\u10ee\u10dd\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d8-1-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17630'>\n\t\t\t\tThe bust of Niko Ketskhoveli. Stone. 1930s. Tbilisi\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3066783\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Victory. WWII memorial in Chiatura. Georgia\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Victory. WWII memorial in Chiatura. Georgia\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc2MjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNFwvVklDVE9SWS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzMDY2NzgzIn0%3D\" title=\"Victory. WWII memorial in Chiatura. Georgia\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/VICTORY.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/VICTORY-370x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ozeum-thumb-med size-ozeum-thumb-med\" alt=\"Victory. WWII memorial in Chiatura. Georgia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/VICTORY-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/VICTORY-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17624'>\n\t\t\t\tVictory. WWII memorial in Chiatura. Georgia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3066783\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"A pair statue of Ilia Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli. Bronze. 1958. Tbilisi\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A pair statue of Ilia Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli. Bronze. 1958. Tbilisi\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc2MjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNFwvXHUxMGQ4XHUxMGRhXHUxMGQ4XHUxMGQwLVx1MTBkM1x1MTBkMC1cdTEwZDBcdTEwZDlcdTEwZDBcdTEwZDlcdTEwZDguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMzA2Njc4MyJ9\" title=\"A pair statue of Ilia Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli. Bronze. 1958. Tbilisi\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10d8\u10da\u10d8\u10d0-\u10d3\u10d0-\u10d0\u10d9\u10d0\u10d9\u10d8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10d8\u10da\u10d8\u10d0-\u10d3\u10d0-\u10d0\u10d9\u10d0\u10d9\u10d8-370x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ozeum-thumb-med size-ozeum-thumb-med\" alt=\"A pair statue of Ilia Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli. Bronze. 1958. Tbilisi\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10d8\u10da\u10d8\u10d0-\u10d3\u10d0-\u10d0\u10d9\u10d0\u10d9\u10d8-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10d8\u10da\u10d8\u10d0-\u10d3\u10d0-\u10d0\u10d9\u10d0\u10d9\u10d8-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17626'>\n\t\t\t\tA pair statue of Ilia Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli. Bronze. 1958. Tbilisi\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3066783\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Work in progress on a pair statue of Ilia Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Work in progress on a pair statue of Ilia Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc2MzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNFwvXHUxMGU1XHUxMGQwXHUxMGRjXHUxMGQzXHUxMGQwXHUxMGQ5XHUxMGQ0XHUxMGQxXHUxMGQwXHUxMGQ2XHUxMGQ0LVx1MTBlM1x1MTBlOFx1MTBkMFx1MTBkZFx1MTBkMVx1MTBkMC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzMDY2NzgzIn0%3D\" title=\"Work in progress on a pair statue of Ilia Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10e5\u10d0\u10dc\u10d3\u10d0\u10d9\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0\u10d6\u10d4-\u10e3\u10e8\u10d0\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10e5\u10d0\u10dc\u10d3\u10d0\u10d9\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0\u10d6\u10d4-\u10e3\u10e8\u10d0\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0-370x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ozeum-thumb-med size-ozeum-thumb-med\" alt=\"Work in progress on a pair statue of Ilia Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10e5\u10d0\u10dc\u10d3\u10d0\u10d9\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0\u10d6\u10d4-\u10e3\u10e8\u10d0\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10e5\u10d0\u10dc\u10d3\u10d0\u10d9\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0\u10d6\u10d4-\u10e3\u10e8\u10d0\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17634'>\n\t\t\t\tWork in progress on a pair statue of Ilia Chavchavadze and Akaki Tsereteli\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3066783\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Lenin statue in Tbilisi demolished with the collapse of the Soviet Union \u10d8\u10dc 1991. Bronze. 1956\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Lenin statue in Tbilisi demolished with the collapse of the Soviet Union \u10d8\u10dc 1991. Bronze. 1956\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc2MzIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hcnQuZ292LmdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNFwvXHUxMGRhXHUxMGQ0XHUxMGRjXHUxMGQ4XHUxMGRjXHUxMGQ4LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjMwNjY3ODMifQ%3D%3D\" title=\"Lenin statue in Tbilisi demolished with the collapse of the Soviet Union \u10d8\u10dc 1991. Bronze. 1956\" href='https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10da\u10d4\u10dc\u10d8\u10dc\u10d8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10da\u10d4\u10dc\u10d8\u10dc\u10d8-370x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ozeum-thumb-med size-ozeum-thumb-med\" alt=\"Lenin statue in Tbilisi demolished with the collapse of the Soviet Union \u10d8\u10dc 1991. Bronze. 1956\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10da\u10d4\u10dc\u10d8\u10dc\u10d8-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/art.gov.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/\u10da\u10d4\u10dc\u10d8\u10dc\u10d8-270x152.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17632'>\n\t\t\t\tLenin statue in Tbilisi demolished with the collapse of the Soviet Union \u10d8\u10dc 1991. 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