Monument to Vasily Surikov

Monument to cats

The bronze cats settled in Krasnoyarsk in 2003. According to the custom, if you try to throw a coin into the ring attached at the bottom of the ledge where the cats are sitting, then luck will come. Cats are located on the building of the primary school faculty of the Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University (next to the monument to Pozdeev). Source: https://visitsiberia.info /

Monument to Viktor Astafyev

A monument to Viktor Petrovich Astafyev, an outstanding Siberian writer who was born in the village of Ovsyanka, is installed on the Yenisei Embankment in Krasnoyarsk at 1 Mira Square. "Not a day without a line!" was his motto. Throughout his life, Viktor Petrovich has written more than 200 works of art, which have been published more than 100 times in 28 countries around the world.  Source: https://visitsiberia.info /

Monument to Ivan Yarygin

Ivan Sergeyevich Yarygin is a true legend of sports: during his career, he became a two–time Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling, a seven-time winner of the USSR championships, a three-time winner of gold and a two-time winner of silver at the European Championships, as well as the 1973 world champion. The 4-meter bronze statue of Ivan Yarygin, who is an honorary citizen of Krasnoyarsk, is mounted on a granite pedestal in front of the entrance to the city Sports Palace of the same name. The monument was made in St. Petersburg by the sculptor Vladimir Usov. The opening ceremony of the monument in the spring of 2002 was attended by representatives of the Moscow government, Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Lebed, Chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee Leonid Tyagachev, as well as the widow and brother of the Olympic champion.  Source: https://visitsiberia.info /

Monument "Tsar-fish"

To mark the 80th anniversary of the famous Russian writer Viktor Astafyev in 2004, the original forged monument "Tsar Fish" was erected. It was built in honor of the work of the same name, which contains the generalized meaning of man's struggle with nature. The "King Fish" is a sturgeon, which is a symbol of taming and mastering nature. In the story, a man tries to tame an animal, the struggle ends dramatically – the wounded kingfish, not submitting to man, leaves him into the sea, carrying many hooks in his body. Near the sculpture there is a beautiful observation deck, which is very popular among tourists heading to the village of Ovsyanka, the birthplace of Viktor Astafyev. From here you can enjoy a wonderful view of the village of Sliznevo. Source: https://visitsiberia.info /

Monument to Andrey Pozdeev

First of all, Krasnoyarsk is known for its talented natives, who have glorified not only their hometown, but also the whole of Siberia. One of them is the talented Siberian artist Andrey Pozdeev, in whose honor a monument was erected on Mira Avenue in 2000. The authors of the project were architect Mikhail Merkulov and sculptor Yuri Zlotya. Yuri, in turn, was personally acquainted with the artist, so the monument turned out to be surprisingly "alive" – the sculpture seems to convey the character of Andrei Pozdeev. Since the monument to Andrei Pozdeev is located next to the Pedagogical University, superstitious students have come up with their own permanent tradition: if you rub Andrei Pozdeev's nose, the session will definitely be successfully completed. Source: https://visitsiberia.info /