Igor Erobkin

The paper discusses the monumental sculpture, history and formation of sculpture; analyzes the kinds of sculpture and their main points. The author speaks about compositional features of monumental sculpture, expressive properties and meaning of pedestal; use of various sculptural materials. Some sculptural works are analyzed. The author pays attention to the importance of exploring the sculpture, particularly monumen-tal in the education system and describes the various tasks performed by using sculpture in educational process.