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Chekhov Monument

Памятник А.П.Чехову
Designer	G. A. Zakharov
Height	3 m (9.84 f.)
Completion date	1959
Opening date	29 January 1960
Dedicated to	Anton Chekhov

The Chekov Monument is a statue of the writer Anton Chekhov in Taganrog, Russia, the city of his birth. Located on Chekhov Square, it was designed by G. A. Zakharov and sculpted by Iulian Rukavishnikov. It was unveiled on 29 January 1960, to coincide with the centennial anniversary of Chekhov's birth.

History

The idea to erect a monument to Chekhov first came from the authorities in 1910. In 1944 the Council of People's Commissars decreed to erect a monument to Chekhov to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the writer's death.

By October 1954, 18 projects of the statue were submitted, and all of them were exhibited to the public in the Local Lore Museum of Taganrog. Three years later the Second Nationwide Contest was held in Moscow, where 30 projects of the statue were submitted. After the second round the best works were sent to Taganrog where the statue by Iulian Rukavishnikov earned universal approval.

The monument comprises a granite pedestal and a bronze statue showing Chekhov impeccably dressed, sitting on the stone, looking into the distance and holding a book in his right hand, his forefinger between pages as though he is reflecting on something deep. The height of the monument is 3 m (9.84 ft).

Chekhov Square was planted in the Red Square (in front of Alexandrovskiye Trade Rows) in Taganrog in 1934 to mark the writer's 75th anniversary in 1935.

The Chekhov Monument acts as a tribute paid by the people of Taganrog to their most renowned fellow townsman.

On 29 January 2010 the Russian president Dmitri Medvedev laid flowers to the monument within the framework of commemorative events of the 150th anniversary of Chekhov's birth in Taganrog.

References

• The Taganrog Encyclopaedia, 2nd edition, 2003
• Materials of the Taganrog State Archive and Taganrog Local Government

1. The President of Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev participated in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the great Russian writer Anton Chekhov in the writer's home city of Taganrog.

External links

• Media related to Monument to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov in Taganrog at Wikimedia Commons

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v t e Landmarks and tourist attractions in Taganrog, Russia
Museums	Alferaki Palace Museum of Art Birthhouse of Anton Chekhov Museum of Architecture and Urbanism Ivan Vasilenko Museum Chekhov Gymnasium Anatoly Durov Museum Chekhov Shop The Family Seat Military museum
Monuments	Peter I Monument Alexander I Statue Chekhov Monument Monuments to Chekhov's Heroes Garibaldi Monument Great Patriotic War Monuments Gully of Petrushino Memorial Lenin Monument Monument to Defenders of Taganrog in 1855 Ranevskaya Monument
Related to Anton Chekhov or Chekhov family	Birthhouse of Anton Chekhov Chekhov Gymnasium Taganrog Theatre Chekhov Shop Alexandrovskiye Trade Rows Greek Church and Greek School Gorky Park (Taganrog) Chekhov Monument Peter I Monument Chekhov Library The Family Seat
Churches	St.Nicholas Church All Saints Church
Destroyed landmarks	Assumption Cathedral Cherepakha Islet Greek Monastery Greek Church and Greek School House with Bullets Old Stone Steps Taganrog Fortress Taganrog Old Prison Yelizavetinsky Park
Historical buildings or mansions	Alexander I Palace Avgerino mansion Kelya of Saint Pavel of Taganrog Mariinskaya Gymnasium Rafailovich mansion Shakhmatov House Tchaikovsky House Taganrog Old Station Country Court
Other	Pushkin Embankment City bar in Taganrog Taganrog Old Cemetery Chapel of Saint Pavel of Taganrog
Related articles	History of Taganrog List of People in Taganrog

• Monuments and memorials built in the Soviet Union
• Outdoor sculptures in Taganrog
• 1960 sculptures
• Monuments and memorials in Taganrog
• Cultural depictions of Anton Chekhov
• Cultural heritage monuments in Taganrog
• Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Rostov Oblast