Monument to Kurchatov
Igor Kurchatov was a Soviet nuclear physicist and the director of the Soviet atomic bomb project. He is often known as the "father of the Soviet bomb." Igor Kurchatov was born on January 8, 1903, in the southern Ural Mountains of Russia, to Vassili and Maria Kurchatov. He had an older sister, Antonina, and a younger brother, Boris. Vassili was a forester when Igor was born but soon became a highly respected land surveyor. Maria was a teacher. The couple settled in the Simsky Factory Township, where Vassili received state honors for his work and was designated a noble. This status allowed his three children to attend school Kurchatov Igor Vasilievich was born in Chelyabinskregion in 1903. It is not surprising that after the death of the famous compatriot, the chairman of the city executive committee of Chelyabinsk Petr Sumin started organizing the installation of a memorial dedicated to him. The great man was Kurchatov, the monument decided to do the corresponding - impressive size and interesting. The grand opening of the sculptural composition was timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the city. The figure of Kurchatov, 6.4 meters high, stands on the pedestal (the total height of the statue is 11 meters), and on the sides there are two pylons (columns), each 27 meters high. The lateral elements are completely symmetrical, on them the hemispheres, symbolizing the split atom, are located. This is incredible, but the sculpture composition, discovered in 1986, was equipped with searchlights. However, due to imperfections in the design they did not last long