The Worker and Kolhoz Woman statue in Moscow, by Vera Mukhina


The Worker and Kolhoz Woman statue by Vera Mukhina, situated at the former Exhibition of Economic Achievements (VDNKh) in Moscow, now renamed the All-Russia Exhibition Centre. Representing the collective efforts of the worker and the peasant, it was first exhibited in 1937 at the International Exhibition in Paris.


Size: 3543px × 5315px
Location: All-Russia Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia
Photo credit: © Terence Waeland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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