Equestrian monuments in Turkic countries of CIS

Abstract

In the article there is given the determination of collective identity and its archetypes are formed. Archetype of the rider (Horse) and its reflection in the contemporary culture of Turkic countries are analysed in details. The incarnation of the rider’s archetype is presented on the examples of equestrian monuments of Chingiskhan near Ulan-Bator, Koroghlu in Baku, “Arkadag” in Ashkhabad, Amir Teymur in Tashkent, Abylay khan in Almaty, Manas in Bishkek. It is noted that in the last years there is going
the real competition for first place in the sizes of equestrian monuments which are planned to establish in the countries of the region. There is drawn a conclusion that the appearance of many horse sculptors in Central Asia and South Caucasus gives evidence about the militarization of consciousness. The iconography of monumental sculpture of this genre gives evidence.