Monument to Efim and Miron Cherepanov in Nizhny Tagil, Bronze monument in Teatralnaya Square, Nizhny Tagil, Russia.
The Monument to Efim and Miron Cherepanov is a bronze sculpture in Teatralnaya Square in Nizhny Tagil, a city in the Ural region of Russia. It depicts two men in work clothes, bent over a technical object, shown in the act of building together.
Efim and Miron Cherepanov were serf craftsmen who worked in Nizhny Tagil in the 1830s and built the first steam locomotive in Russia. The monument was later erected to keep that achievement visible in the city where it happened.
The monument stands in Teatralnaya Square, an open city square that residents cross on a daily basis. The two figures are shown in work clothes, which connects the memorial directly to the industrial identity of Nizhny Tagil.
Teatralnaya Square sits in the city center and is easy to reach on foot from most central points. Visiting during daylight makes it easier to see the details of the bronze figures clearly.
Although the two men were serfs, they had access to technical knowledge that few people of their time possessed in Russia. Their locomotive ran on a short rail line built specifically for it on factory grounds, not on a public route.
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