Biscuit porcelain sculpture "Soldier of Victory 1945" in a gift box

Unique historical figures and images continue to inspire the artists and sculptors of the Imperial Porcelain Factory to create new works. In 2022, the plant, together with the Suvorov Museum, launched a series of sculptures dedicated to outstanding Russian commanders and soldiers. The sculptural image of Sagittarius was created by Alexey Nicheporchuk, who specializes in recreating images of outstanding personalities of culture and art in porcelain. The figure depicts a Red Army soldier at the Victory Day Parade on June 24, 1945.

"On June 24, 1945, a Victory Day Parade was held in Moscow on Red Square, dedicated to the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War. The combined regiments of the fronts, the combined regiment of the People's Commissariat of Defense, the combined regiment of the Navy, military academies, military schools and troops of the Moscow garrison participated in the Victory Day Parade. Marshal of the Soviet Union K. K. Rokossovsky commanded the parade, and Marshal of the Soviet Union G. K. Zhukov hosted the parade. On the tenth of June, the entire parade participants were dressed in a new dress uniform. The order for sewing ceremonial uniforms for the participants of the Victory Day Parade was given to the Bolshevikka factory in Moscow, which sewed more than 15,000 ceremonial sets in less than a month. The presented participant of the Victory Day Parade was dressed in a single-breasted khaki woolen cloth uniform, structurally reminiscent of the uniforms of the Russian Imperial Army, and cloth
bloomers. The insignia of the branches of the armed forces and ranks were read by the shoulder straps returned.
in 1943, in addition, stand-up collars and cuffs of uniforms spoke about military rank: marshals, generals, commanders and commanding officers were embroidered with gold or
in silver. Junior commanders and superiors were supposed to have buttonholes on their collars.
a new pattern with a longitudinal gold or silver stripe, and ordinary buttonholes of a new pattern without stripes. On his head is a steel helmet SH-40. Boots on his feet, gloves on his hands.
The participants of the Parade used a variety of samples as small arms, including
among them are gunners with carbines."*

For the execution of the sculpture, the author chose a biscuit – unglazed porcelain, which allowed him to work out the smallest details more carefully.