Monument to A.P. Platonov

In a cozy square in front of the State University of Voronezh there is a monument to Andrei Platonov, a Russian Soviet playwright and writer of the first half of the XX century. In his works Platonov wrote about eternal themes: about good and evil, about the eternal and transient, about the meaning of life, about the destiny of man in our world. His works are realistic, truthful and original. This is what attracts readers who find in his stories, stories and plays the truth of life. The real name of the writer Andrei Platonovich Klimentyev. His hometown was and always has been Voronezh. Therefore, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the most original literary figures of Russia in 1999, the author’s project of sculptors I. Dikunov and E. Pak, architects L. Yanovsky and E. Solomkin was embodied.

The bronze figure of Platonov is depicted at full height, walking through his native city, without a hat, with a scarf, in a coat, the floors of which carelessly rattle gusts of wind. A simple, concise monument that emphasizes the writer’s worldview. Behind the back on a black granite, vertical slab on the left, the famous name of the publicist “Andrey Platonov” is laid out in gold letters, and on the right side – the words from the text of the work “The Machinist’s Wife”: “And without me, the people are not complete...”

In 2011, the foundation of the monument was renovated, on the eve of the anniversary of the city, and the area around the monument was ennobled.