A. P. Platonov haykali, Bronze statue of Soviet writer in Revolution Prospect, Voronezh, Russia.
The A. P. Platonov statue is a bronze figure of the Soviet writer Andrei Platonov, standing on Revolution Prospect in central Voronezh. It shows him in a long coat with his hands in his pockets, mounted on a pedestal faced with dark marble.
The monument was made by sculptors Ivan Dikunov and Elza Pak and unveiled on September 11, 1999, the date that would have been Platonov's 100th birthday. The choice of that day tied the dedication directly to his memory rather than to any political calendar.
The base of the statue carries a Russian inscription taken from Platonov's own writing, connecting the figure to his literary voice. Passersby often stop to read it before looking up at the bronze figure above.
The statue stands along a main central boulevard in Voronezh and is easy to reach on foot from nearby streets. The small open space around it has no barriers, so you can walk right up to the base at any time.
Platonov grew up and spent his early years in Voronezh, which makes the placement of his statue here especially fitting for the city. The coat carved in bronze is shaped so that the tails appear caught mid-movement, giving the still figure a sense of motion that most statues avoid.
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