The fact that Chelyabinsk is a city of monuments can be seen by strolling along the central arrows-streets, looking into parks and public gardens, circling in the central square and pedestrian avenue. Each of the monuments has its own unique history and is especially dear to the townspeople

Tale of the Urals

The journey begins with the Monument, which has the literary name "Tale of the Urals," which appeared in the middle of the last century opposite the railway station. The symbol of Chelyabinsk, the power of the Southern Urals is embodied by a stone sculpture 12 meters high. In New Year's holidays, the townspeople like to play a little bit. For example, to announce a competition for the best costume for the monument. For the biggest caftan of Santa Claus, he also got into the Russian Book of Records.

Monuments of military glory

Monument to defenders of the Fatherland look for at the ChMZ, in the Victory Park. A monument to the "Valiant sons of the Fatherland" in memory of the soldiers-internationalists who died in local armed conflicts is on the Walk of Fame. The monument is an imitation of a mountain gorge with a huge bronze eagle hovering above it. The scale of the wings of the bird, by the way, reaches 5 meters

In the park along the Metallurgov Highway, near the Central Club a monument to the "Soldiers of the undeclared war" stands and is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. There are also monuments in Chelyabinsk erected in honor of the weak half of humanity. The memorial of "Sister" is dedicated to the great feat of nurses and all women-front workers

The Monument "Where Without It"

At the central square of the Revolution stands an impressive 17.5 meters high in its the size of the monument to Vladimir Lenin, immediately attracting attention to the unusual solution of the granite pedestal in the form of stands. It is especially valuable because it was created by Chelyabinsk sculptors L. Golovnitsky and V. Zaikov. The bronze leader seems to be moving forward through the wind, rain and time

Orlyonok

Monument to Orlyonok - a monument dedicated to the Komsomol heroes of the October Revolution and the Civil War in the Urals is crowned by the Scarlet Field and is a recognized masterpiece of Russian sculpture . There, in the neighborhood there is a bust In . And . Lenin, inviting to look at alley of memory of pioneer heroes . This two-story mausoleum from granite . Sam bust is on the second floor in a niche formed by two majestic columns . Several outstanding sculptures can but found in the frame of the palace of the pioneers named N . Krupskaya, comfortably triple in the poplar grove almost at the end of the park .

"On a new path"

Those who not only built a railway in the difficult revolutionary years in local Krai, despite everything, but also participated in the liberation of Chelyabinsk from Kolchak and Belohekhs and in the restoration of Soviet power, dedicated to the monument to the "New Way", set at the intersection of ul. Freedom and st. Russian.

Monuments to Soviet figures

There are many personalized sculptures in Chelyabinsk. The most striking of them are the monument to SM Tsvilling, the first chairman of the Chelyabinsk Soviet of Workers 'and Soldiers' Deputies, the chairman of the Chelyabinsk committee of the RSDLP, which stands opposite the " A. Pushkin, and a monument to Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov, Hero of the Soviet Union, a scout near Chelyabinsk school No. 118.