Drone footage shot Thursday shows the full grandeur of Moscow's famous Worker and Kolkhoz Woman statue. It sits atop one of the buildings at the VDNKh Park (All Russian Exhibition Centre) where it was returned after restoration work in 2009. Made from stainless steel, it is a prominent example of the socialist-realist and art deco styles of Soviet monumental art. It stands just under 25 metres (82 feet) high and depicts a man (the Worker) raising a hammer while the woman (a Collective Farmer) holds a sickle.<br /><br />COURTESY: RT's RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT http://ruptly.tv <br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
