April 18 has traditionally been marked as the International Day of Monuments and Sites since 1983, the year it was established by UNESCO’s International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). To celebrate the date, RIA Novosti has selected a series of photos of Russia’s most amusing sculptures.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Yakunin / Go to the mediabankApril 18 has traditionally been marked as the International Day of Monuments and Sites since 1983, the year it was established by UNESCO’s International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). To celebrate the date, RIA Novosti has selected a series of photos of Russia’s most amusing sculptures. Photo: Horse in Coat by Akop Khalafyan depicts a well-known humorous character of Russian anecdotes and catch-phrases. The 80-kilogram sculpture, made of a furnace and iron water pipe, stands (sits) on Teatralnaya Street in downtown Sochi.
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April 18 has traditionally been marked as the International Day of Monuments and Sites since 1983, the year it was established by UNESCO’s International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). To celebrate the date, RIA Novosti has selected a series of photos of Russia’s most amusing sculptures. Photo: Horse in Coat by Akop Khalafyan depicts a well-known humorous character of Russian anecdotes and catch-phrases. The 80-kilogram sculpture, made of a furnace and iron water pipe, stands (sits) on Teatralnaya Street in downtown Sochi.
© RIA Novosti . Andrey Arhipov / Go to the mediabankThe sculpture of Bim, a character in Gavriil Troyepolsky’s novel White Bim the Black Ear, sculpted by Elza Pak and Ivan Dikunov and installed in the city of Voronezh.
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The sculpture of Bim, a character in Gavriil Troyepolsky’s novel White Bim the Black Ear, sculpted by Elza Pak and Ivan Dikunov and installed in the city of Voronezh.
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The Elderly Woman in the city of Belgorod.
© RIA Novosti . Igor Yakunin / Go to the mediabankThe 80-cm tall Tourist, crafted by Sochi Art Museum director Pyotr Khrisanov stands in the lobby of the city’s Zhemchuzhina (Pearl) hotel.
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The 80-cm tall Tourist, crafted by Sochi Art Museum director Pyotr Khrisanov stands in the lobby of the city’s Zhemchuzhina (Pearl) hotel.
© RIA Novosti . Ioulia Rubcova / Go to the mediabankThis sculpture of a radiator, unveiled on October 19, 2005, to mark the 150-year anniversary of the heating radiator, stands at the entrance to the Samara Power Plant.
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This sculpture of a radiator, unveiled on October 19, 2005, to mark the 150-year anniversary of the heating radiator, stands at the entrance to the Samara Power Plant.
© RIA Novosti . Grigory Sobchenko / Go to the mediabankThe “stone egg,” a monument commemorating ties between Russia and Japan.
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The “stone egg,” a monument commemorating ties between Russia and Japan.
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobock / Go to the mediabankA Moscow sculpture of characters from Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita.
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A Moscow sculpture of characters from Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita.
© RIA Novosti . Valeri Titievsky / Go to the mediabankA sculpture of a traffic policeman in Novosibirsk commemorates the city’s first traffic light.
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A sculpture of a traffic policeman in Novosibirsk commemorates the city’s first traffic light.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankA statue of Guus Hiddink, who won Russian hearts as head coach of the national football team, at the Moskovsky recreation and retreat center in the village of Malorechenskoye, southern Crimea’s Alushtinsky area.
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A statue of Guus Hiddink, who won Russian hearts as head coach of the national football team, at the Moskovsky recreation and retreat center in the village of Malorechenskoye, southern Crimea’s Alushtinsky area.
© RIA Novosti . Maria Vashuk / Go to the mediabank“Salty Ears” installed in the city of Perm to commemorate the humorous catch-phrase that claims the city’s residents have salted ears.
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“Salty Ears” installed in the city of Perm to commemorate the humorous catch-phrase that claims the city’s residents have salted ears.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Fedorenko / Go to the mediabankThe Baltic Sprats sculpture in the town of Mamonovo in Kaliningrad Region crafted by Fyodor Moroz.
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The Baltic Sprats sculpture in the town of Mamonovo in Kaliningrad Region crafted by Fyodor Moroz.