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The Legend of Perm Bear

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The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
The Legend of Perm Bear
Phone:
+7 342 267-80-24

Address:
ul. Lenina, d.49, Perm 614000, Russia

The Legend of Perm Bear or The Walking Bear is a sculpture in Perm, which depicts a walking bear . It is situated in the central part of city, at the Lenin Street, in front of Organ Concert Hall and close to the building of Legislative Assembly of Perm Krai. The author of the sculpture is Vladimir Pavlenko, a monumentalist sculptor from Nizhny Tagil, a member of Artists' Union of Russia and UNESCO International Association of Arts. The monument is made with synthetic stone and occupies an area about 3.5 m2. The mass of bear is about 2.5 tonne, the foundation is 1.0 tonne. The sculpture was opened on September 9, 2006. The ceremony was attended by representatives of sculptors' fund Yedineniye, human rights representative in Perm Krai, and honored citizens of Perm. Alexey Tyutnev, the director of sculptors' fund Yedineniye, said, Everybody could feel the powerful energetics of stone, which is the sculpture made with, just by touching the bear. Having only appeared, Mikhaylo Potapych immediately became a popular person. Children and adults have one's picture taken embracing the bear and riding it. A six-year-old girl Oksana decided to regale the bear and put a chocolate candy onto its head. In 2007, as the building of Legislative Assembly of Perm Krai was under repair, the sculpture was temporally removed. On June 12, when the improvement of area was finished, it was returned to the former location.
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