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The mosaic "What a height!", created based on the painting Indulisa Zarinysha, was located in the building of the former Saratov Assembly College. The building was reconstructed, and a new building for School No. 77 was opened there.

How to пишет Kommersant reported that as recently as February of this year, the mosaic was intact and in good condition. However, even then, officials stated that the educational institution's emblem would be placed in its place. The design documentation stated: "The mosaic cannot be restored.".

Heritage conservationists assurethat this work was the most valuable thing in the building. "There's a growing sense that Saratov is a special place, where the idea of ​​anti-diversity is being persistently—and extremely successfully—implemented. Everything must be standardized, formulaic." wrote community "Saratov Island"

Expert Valentin Belozerov call The destroyed mosaic was unique. He estimated its value at several tens of millions of rubles—"around 20 million."

Now, in place of the unique Soviet art, there is a white wall and a quote with a punctuation error from the artist's collection. Nicholas Roerich "Power of Light": “To dream is a great quality, for it fills the heart with the best powerful fires.”The statement is missing a comma between the words "best" and "powerful".

Head of the Urban Development Council at the Regional Duma Vladimir Leshukov He promised to oversee the restoration of the Soviet-era mural. However, parents of students at School No. 77 asked that the new mural be placed "somewhere else," citing "the risk of children cutting themselves." A Kommersant correspondent asked whether the students were rubbing themselves against the walls in an attempt to cut themselves, and the principal affirmatively agreed.

Photo: Kommersant