Памятник Сталину, Monument in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The Stalin Monument was a large-scale statue depicting the Soviet leader in military uniform with a commanding stance positioned prominently in public view. Created by sculptor Pavol Ban working alongside Jozef Mazan, the work adhered to socialist realism principles and their associated artistic conventions.

The first Stalin monument in Czechoslovakia was unveiled in 1949 on Bratislava's Stalin Square for Stalin's 70th birthday, three years after he was made an honorary citizen of the city. Sculptor Pavol Ban created the statue with Jozef Mazan. It was taken down in 1956 and moved to the National Gallery's storage.

The monument embodied socialist realism aesthetics, an artistic approach that conveyed power and authority through commanding physical presence. This visual language shaped public spaces across Eastern Europe during that era.

The original site is no longer accessible to view, as the statue is kept in storage and not on public display. Visitors interested in socialist art should check for exhibitions, as the monument occasionally appears in art shows and special presentations.

From June to October 2012 the statue, without its pedestal, stood on Ľudovít Štúr Square in front of the Esterházy Palace, at the entrance to the Slovak National Gallery, in the exhibition "Prerušená pieseň" on Slovak socialist realism of 1948–1956. It was aligned with the Bulgarian partisans monument, the Danube crossing memorial and the Masaryk monument. It was removed on 21 October 2012 and returned to the gallery's depository.