Children Are the Victims of Adult Vices
| Artist | Mihail Chemiakin |
|---|---|
| Completion date | 2001 (unveiled) |
| Type | Bronze sculpture |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
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Children Are the Victims of Adult Vices is a group of bronze sculptures created by Russian artist Mihail Chemiakin. The sculptures are located in a park in Bolotnaya Square, Balchug, 2,000 feet (610 metres) south of the Moscow Kremlin behind the British Ambassador's residence.[1]
The sculptures are of thirteen figures, which depict adult vices, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, and prostitution, that affect children.[2] The figures are perceptibly closing in on two unaware playmates, a girl and a boy, with the centrepiece figure being 'Indifference'.
The sculpture was commissioned by then-Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and sponsored by the state-owned oil company Rosneft. It was unveiled in 2001 amid some controversy. Some Muscovites worried that the graphic imagery would frighten children.[2][3] Chemiakin said that, "[The sculpture] ... was conceived and carried out by me as a symbol and a call to fight for the salvation of present and future generations."[4]
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- The Children – Victims Of Adult Vices: Sadistic And Terryfying Sculptures In Moscow Park
- Children are the Victims of Adult Vices, Bolotnaya Square, Moscow
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