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| The original fountain is believed to have been installed in the 1930s, when the ] was being adorned with various outdoor architectural works, including similar fountains designed by sculptor ], a co-author of the '']'', an archetype of the Soviet kitsch. The Barmaley Fountain was made widely known from several August 1942 photographs by ] that juxtaposed the carnage of the ] with the image of children at play.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219001218/http://www.volfoto.ru/volgograd/vokzal/fontan_horovod/ |date=2012-02-19 }} {{in lang|ru}}</ref> | The original fountain is believed to have been installed in the 1930s, when the ] was being adorned with various outdoor architectural works, including similar fountains designed by sculptor ], a co-author of the '']'', an archetype of the Soviet kitsch. The Barmaley Fountain was made widely known from several August 1942 photographs by ] that juxtaposed the carnage of the ] with the image of children at play.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219001218/http://www.volfoto.ru/volgograd/vokzal/fontan_horovod/ |date=2012-02-19 }} {{in lang|ru}}</ref> | ||
| The fountain was restored after ] and was removed in the 1950s |
The fountain was restored after ] and was removed in the 1950s.{{cn|date=May 2021}} | ||
| Two replicas of the fountain were installed in 2013 at different locations in Volgograd, one of them nearby the very same railway station. A ] once more placed the fountain against the scene of destruction, reminiscent of the wartime photo. | Two replicas of the fountain were installed in 2013 at different locations in Volgograd, one of them nearby the very same railway station. A ] once more placed the fountain against the scene of destruction, reminiscent of the wartime photo. | ||
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The statue featured in the films '']'', '']'' and a similar statue was seen in '']''. It is also seen in the film '']'', in the documentary footage shown to the main character ] as part of the sinister aversion therapy to "cure" him of "ultra-violence". | ||
| In December 1943, ]'s choreographed work, ''The Magic Fountain'', inspired by the picture of the fountain was held at ].<ref>{{cite book |last=Graff |first=Ellen |title=Stepping Left: Dance and Politics in New York City, 1928-1942 |publisher=Duke University Press |date=1997 |page= |chapter=Chapter 2: Workers Dancing |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=56Xp8bZ2Ad0C&pg=PA49 |isbn=0-8223-1948-9 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/steppingleftdanc0000graf/page/49 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Manning |first=Susan |title=Modern Dance, Negro Dance: Race in Motion |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |date=2004 |page= |chapter=Chapter 3: In the Shadow of War |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=80dIBfJjBGsC&pg=PA119 |isbn=0-8166-3736-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/moderndancenegro0000mann/page/119 }}</ref> | In December 1943, ]'s choreographed work, ''The Magic Fountain'', inspired by the picture of the fountain was held at ].<ref>{{cite book |last=Graff |first=Ellen |title=Stepping Left: Dance and Politics in New York City, 1928-1942 |publisher=Duke University Press |date=1997 |page= |chapter=Chapter 2: Workers Dancing |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=56Xp8bZ2Ad0C&pg=PA49 |isbn=0-8223-1948-9 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/steppingleftdanc0000graf/page/49 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Manning |first=Susan |title=Modern Dance, Negro Dance: Race in Motion |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |date=2004 |page= |chapter=Chapter 3: In the Shadow of War |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=80dIBfJjBGsC&pg=PA119 |isbn=0-8166-3736-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/moderndancenegro0000mann/page/119 }}</ref> | ||
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The Barmaley (Russian: Бармалей) is an informal name of a fountain in the city of Volgograd (formerly known as Stalingrad). Its official name is Children's Khorovod (Round Dance). The statue is of a circle of six children dancing the khorovod around a crocodile. While the original fountain was removed in the 1950s, two replicas were installed in 2013.
History
The original fountain is believed to have been installed in the 1930s, when the Soviet Union was being adorned with various outdoor architectural works, including similar fountains designed by sculptor Romuald Iodko, a co-author of the Girl with an Oar, an archetype of the Soviet kitsch. The Barmaley Fountain was made widely known from several August 1942 photographs by Emmanuil Evzerikhin that juxtaposed the carnage of the Battle of Stalingrad with the image of children at play.
The fountain was restored after World War II and was removed in the 1950s.
Two replicas of the fountain were installed in 2013 at different locations in Volgograd, one of them nearby the very same railway station. A terrorist attack in December 2013 once more placed the fountain against the scene of destruction, reminiscent of the wartime photo.
The statue featured in the films Enemy at the Gates, Stalingrad and a similar statue was seen in V for Vendetta. It is also seen in the film A Clockwork Orange, in the documentary footage shown to the main character Alex as part of the sinister aversion therapy to "cure" him of "ultra-violence".
In December 1943, Edith Segal's choreographed work, The Magic Fountain, inspired by the picture of the fountain was held at Carnegie Hall.
Name
The allegory of the monument was derived from the eponymous fairy tale poem Barmaley written in 1925 by Korney Chukovsky. Excerpt (literal translation):
Little children! / For nothing in the world / Do not go to Africa / Do not go to Africa for a walk! // In Africa, there are sharks, / In Africa, there are gorillas, / In Africa, there are large / Evil crocodiles / They will bite you, / Beat and offend you - // Don't you go, children, / to Africa for a walk / In Africa, there is a robber, / In Africa, there is a villain, / In Africa, there is terrible / Bahr-mah-ley! // He runs about Africa / And eats children - / Nasty, vicious, greedy Barmaley!
While being burned in fire by Barmaley, Doctor Aybolit asked a crocodile brought in by a gorilla to swallow up Barmaley, so that he could no longer harm little children. The crocodile did so, but Barmaley was later released after promising to change. Barmaley became nicer and proclaimed he would be kinder, that he now loved little children and would become a friendly baker.
References
- "Fountain 'Children's Khorovod'" Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Graff, Ellen (1997). "Chapter 2: Workers Dancing". Stepping Left: Dance and Politics in New York City, 1928-1942. Duke University Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-8223-1948-9.
- Manning, Susan (2004). "Chapter 3: In the Shadow of War". Modern Dance, Negro Dance: Race in Motion. University of Minnesota Press. p. 119. ISBN 0-8166-3736-9.
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