The sculptural composition called “Three Screws” was installed in the Lenin Square in Ufa in the fall of 2013. This monument is an architectural composition in the form of a stylized name of the city in the Bashkir language. The monument project was discussed at various meetings on city identity and received a lot of positive feedback. Reconstruct
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The Keyboard Monument in Yekaterinburg is a unique land art project dedicated to a computer keyboard. It was opened on October 5, 2005 and became the first land art sculpture in the city dedicated to this topic. The author of the project is Anatoly Vyatkin. The original idea for the project was ironic, viewing the keyboard as a graveyard of ideas.
A monument dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy was erected in a park near the Dynamo stadium in the city of Yekaterinburg. This monument is a gray granite block with a cast iron slab. The slab depicts the profile of the navigator Tsar Peter I, and on the sides are the silhouettes of two frigates. The inscription on the slab reads
The monument to Vladimir Mulyavin, the founder of the Belarusian ensemble "Pesnyary", was unveiled on October 6, 2014 in the city of Yekaterinburg. This monument was erected in the city center, near the Cosmos cinema and concert theater. The 4-meter-high sculpture of the artist depicts Mulyavin in a stage costume, holding an electric guitar. The au
The monument to The Beatles in Yekaterinburg was erected on May 23, 2009 and became the first such monument in Russia, and the third in the territory of the former USSR after Donetsk (Ukraine) and Almaty (Kazakhstan). The initiative to create the monument was expressed by members of the Ural Beatles Club. The total amount collected for the creation
The monument to Peter I in Yekaterinburg has an interesting history, starting with its installation in 1885 on the initiative of the Administration of the Yekaterinburg-Tyumen Railway. This bronze bust was installed on identical marble pedestals along with the bust of Empress Catherine I in the park near the dam of the city pond. The inscriptions o
The monument to the Ural writer Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak, erected on Lenin Avenue in Yekaterinburg in a place known as “Plotinka”, is an expressive symbol of respect for the literary heritage and cultural heritage of the Urals. Installed on November 5, 1987 according to the sketches of the sculptor A.G. Antonov. and architect B.A. Demidov
The monument to Pavel Petrovich Bazhov, installed on the dam of the city pond in the center of Yekaterinburg, is an important symbol of the city’s connection with the work and personality of the outstanding Ural writer. The opening of the bust of Bazhov took place on March 11, 1958. The monument depicts the writer with his head bowed, which may sy
The history of the creation of Yekaterinburg is connected with the activities of V.N. Tatishchev and Major General V.I. de Gennina. Initially, it was planned to build a plant at the Uktus plant, but due to obstacles from the Berg College and the conflict between Tatishchev and the Demidovs, this plan was canceled. Instead, a new location was chosen
The memorial complex, located in the Central Park of Culture of the city of Yoshkar-Ola, is an important symbol of the memory of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. It includes the Eternal Flame, the Walk of Fame of Heroes of the Soviet Union and memorial steles. The opening of the complex took place on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the vi
The monument to V.I. Lenin, opened at the House of Soviets in Orenburg on April 22, 1963, was an important symbol of the socialist era and occupied a significant place in the urban planning composition of the square. Created by sculptor V.B. Pinchuk, this 13-meter granite monument was awarded a silver medal by the USSR Academy of Arts for its outst
Памятник жертвам белогвардейского набега на Оренбург был открыт в сквере 4-го апреля города Оренбурга в ноябре 1950 года. Решение о строительстве памятника было принято исполкомом Чкаловского горсовета 18 марта 1950 года, и на это дело было выделено 50 тысяч рублей. Памятник выполнен из бетона с кирпичным постаментом и включает в себя скульптуру кр
The architectural and sculptural composition "Good Angel of Peace", opened in the city of Orenburg on June 28, 2008, is part of the project "Good Angel of Peace", implemented by the International Charitable Foundation "Patrons of the Century". The composition itself represents a figure of a three-meter-tall golden guardian angel with a dove in his
The monument to St. Sergius of Radonezh was opened on June 21, 2019 in the city of Orenburg. It is located in Lebedev and Siraev Square, not far from St. Nicholas Cathedral. This monument is a bronze statue of Elder Sergius and an arch with bas-reliefs depicting events from his life. At the top of the arch there is an icon of the Holy Trinity and a
The monument to Vasily Chapaev is one of the most expressive and beautiful monuments in Samara. Installed in November 1932, it was dedicated to the hero of the Civil War in honor of the 15th anniversary of the October Revolution. The monument was placed on the square in front of the Samara Academic Drama Theater named after Gorky, which is now call
A new monument dedicated to border guards of all generations was erected in Samara. This monument was placed in Victory Park. The grand opening took place on Sunday, May 27, 2018, and was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the border service of the Federal Security Service (FSB). The monument is a sculpture of a milita
The monument to minor home front workers, installed in Samara in the park at the intersection of Polina Osipenko and Novo-Sadovaya streets, is an expression of the city’s gratitude to the children who made a significant contribution to the overall effort for victory during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. This monument was created on the init
In 1967, on a small square named after Felix Dzerzhinsky and located near Khlebnaya Square in Samara, a monument to this outstanding Soviet state and party figure was erected. The architectural design of the monument was developed by the famous architect Alexey Morgun, and the sculptural part was created by the talented sculptor Igor Fedorov. Feli
The Samara Fortress, founded in 1586 by Prince Grigory Zasekin at the intersection of the Volga and Samara rivers, is one of the important historical sites of the city. Its purpose was to ensure the protection of navigation on the river and the protection of state borders from attacks. Although the fortress has not survived to this day (it was des
The monument to Pyotr Vladimirovich Alabin was erected in Samara in the year of his 195th birthday. This monument was created by sculptor Karen Sarkisov and architect Alexey Yankov. The height of the sculpture is about three meters and it was cast in bronze. Pyotr Vladimirovich Alabin played an important role in the social and political life of Sa
The monument to the black hussars was unveiled in Samara on September 7, 2018, next to the district officers’ house. The Fifth Alexandria Hussar Regiment, belonging to Her Imperial Majesty the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, was redeployed to Samara in 1910. During the First World War, the hussars left the city. The distinctive feature of the regimen
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