The 'Worker and Kolkhoz Woman' is a renowned stainless steel sculpture by Vera Mukhina, originally designed for the 1937 World Fair in Paris. It depicts two figures, a worker holding a hammer and a kolkhoz woman holding a sickle, forming the iconic hammer and sickle symbol. The sculpture was intended to represent the eternal union of the working class and peasantry in the Soviet Union and was positioned opposite the Nazi German pavilion at the fair.
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The 'Worker and Kolkhoz Woman' is a monumental stainless steel sculpture created by Vera Mukhina for the 1937 World Fair in Paris, symbolizing the union of the working class and peasantry.
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