Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky, Moscow
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The Monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky (Russian: Памятник Дзержинскому, romanized: Pamyatnik Dzerzhinskomu), also known by the nickname Iron Felix (Russian: Железный Феликс, romanized: Zheleznyy Feliks), commemorates Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877–1926), Bolshevik revolutionary and head of the first two Soviet state-security secret police organizations, the Cheka and the OGPU. The monument, designed by Grigory Zakharov [ru] and incorporating a statue of Dzerzhinsky sculpted by Yevgeny Vuchetich, was erected on Dzerzhinsky Square, Moscow in 1958, next to the Lubyanka Building.
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Location | Muzeon Park of Arts, Moscow |
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Designer | Grigory Zakharov [ru] |
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Dedicated to | Felix Dzerzhinsky |
Dismantled date | 22 August 1991 (KGB location) |
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