Soviet Busts.

[Soviet]

Hi,
But would somebody know if many of these sizes were created (I know smaller miniature sizes was produced in higher quantities), but of lifesize busts of this kind and an indication of how many of these are still left intact?

JED, I think you will never know the correct answer to your question. As other said they were hundreds of them and it's impossible to know which ones were kept and which ones were destroyed. Lifestyle busts are still pretty more difficult to find today.

I am sure there is no register that says how much Stalin busts were made each year, so therefore it is impossible to answer your question. Communism cult was some sort of a "religion", so they were a lot of them, but for sure few busts like yours might have been left intact.

Here is a bronze statue from one of my collector friend. The statue is huge (still smaller than yours) and pretty heavy.


It is 45 cm height and weight 19 kilos.

It is dated from 1952 and it was made by professor Ingal at the Art Academy of the USSR.