В. М. Леонтьева һәйкәле, Bronze statue on the Alley of Stars, Ulyanovsk, Russia
The monument depicts Valentina Leontyeva seated with one leg crossed over the other, her right elbow on a raised knee and her chin resting on her hand. She wears a collared jacket, a knee-length skirt and low shoes; a draped coat lies bunched beside her. The dark brown bronze figure sits on an integral plinth atop a rectangular polished stone base with stepped molding.
The monument was unveiled in 2008 following a design competition that sculptor Nikolai Antsiferov from Saint Petersburg won. It commemorates a Soviet-era television figure whose career spanned decades of children's programming.
The figure represents Aunt Valya, as generations of children called her during the Soviet television era. It honors her role as a trusted voice in childhood entertainment that shaped viewers across the region.
The statue is located next to the Puppet Theater in the city center and is freely accessible at any time. Several benches are positioned around the site, offering comfortable spots to sit and observe the memorial.
The monument stands on the Alley of Stars and forms one composition with the "kavalierka", two chairs facing each other with a small table between them, installed on 1 August 2007 by the Ulyanovsk Puppet Theatre. One chair back carries the inscription: "The most precious thing is communication with people. V. M. Leontyeva."
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