MOSCOW - A monument to the enema, a procedure many people would rather not think about, has been unveiled at a spa in the southern Russian city of Zheleznovodsk. The bronze syringe bulb, which weighs 800 pounds and is held by three angels, was unveiled at the Mashuk-Akva Term spa, the spa's director said Thursday.

"There is no kitsch or obscenity, it is a successful work of art," Alexander Kharchenko told The Associated Press. "An enema is almost a symbol of our region."

The Caucasus Mountains region is known for dozens of spas where enemas with water from mineral springs are routinely administered to treat digestive and other complaints.

Kharchenko, 50, said the monument cost $42,000 and was installed in a square in front of his spa on Wednesday. A banner declaring: "Let's beat constipation and sloppiness with enemas" — an allusion to a line from "The Twelve Chairs," a famous Soviet film comedy — was posted on one of the spa's walls.

Sculptor Svetlana Avakina said she designed the 5-foot-high monument with "irony and humor" and modeled the angels on those in works by Italian Renaissance painter Alessandro Botticelli.

"This device is eternal, it will never change," she told the AP. "We could promote this brand, turn it into a franchise with souvenirs and awards for medical doctors."

Dozens of monuments dedicated to characters from tall tales and popular jokes have been erected in post-Soviet Russia.

PICTURES!!!!!

... I love a good purge

horatio said:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/a...monument_2

THERE

Mach said:

oh, I hope they turn this into a massed produced yard ornament made from resin!

its not very big though. It should be mammoth size.

In this Wednesday, June 18, 2008 hand out photo, nurses are seen, posing near a monument to enemas at Mashuk Akva-Term Sanatorium in the town of Zheleznovodsk, Russian Caucasus Mountains region. Alexander Kharchenko, director of the Russian spa says the world's first monument to enema treatments has been unveiled at the spa in the southern city of Zheleznovodsk. The bronze syringe bulb, weighs 800 pounds and is held by three angels.

I think nurses should be in quotations.

horatio said:

JustErin said:

yeah, the hair and SHOES definitely give it away.

horatio said:

Not to mention the lack of pants.

JustErin said:

the one standing to the side with her hand on it, her hair is just awful!

It really should have been a fountain with water squirting out of the bulb...come on!

applekisses said:

i agree..it needs motion

applekisses said:

So true

applekisses said:

genius!

applekisses said:

I thought the title of this thread was supposed to be:
" Russian Spy opens monument to the enemy". But no, theres really a statue of a bronzed enema. Go figure.

Mach said:

!!!!!

Well....shit.

meow85 said:

public enema number one

"This town needs an enema!"

Hilarious!

Btw, trust me, these are real nurses. This is pretty standard look and dress for women in their professional functions in Russia. It's a kind of fashion trend that started back in the Soviet days. You should see women police officers on the streets of Moscow - dark blue mini skirt and high heels, and a little kepi sexily tilted on the side to complete the picture.

Same thing for academic settings: just look at pics of these schoolgirls here - http://russiamania.blogsp...ay-in.html

I can't help thinking that the girl in Prince's 'Lolita' song, whether real of fictional, must look tame in comparison:)..

kcwm said:

Flo6 said:

knee high sheers with mules and kitten heels

Yeah sure, I mean, fashion styles differ to some extent from one country to another, but anyway here in Russia it's considered quite trendy&sexy:)!

ZombieKitten said:

I am still hoping/wishing tracksuits with crocs will be sexy here one day

Flo6 said:

I'd surrender for an enema with those nurses any day ...









desperate ? kinda