Monument to the city founders, Yekaterinburg, Memorial statue in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

The Monument to Vasily Tatishchev and Wilhelm de Gennin stands on Labour Square in Yekaterinburg: two bronze figures on a pedestal, cast at the Uralmash plant from 19 parts. De Gennin stands on the left in a tricorn hat, Tatishchev on the right in a wig without a hat, though the inscription does not match this arrangement.

The idea of a monument to the city's founders was discussed in the 1980s, when sculptor A. G. Antonov made a model of Tatishchev that was never realised. A new competition in 1997 chose Pyotr Chusovitin's project, and the bronze monument, cast at the Uralmash plant from 19 parts, was unveiled on 14 August 1998 for Yekaterinburg's 275th anniversary.

Residents nicknamed the two bronze figures Beavis and Butt-head after the MTV cartoon arrived in Russia the year the monument was installed; the name stuck with later generations. Vandals once repainted the statues as those characters, and in 2010 scarves were tied around their necks for the "Wrap Up Yekaterinburg" campaign. The inscription does not match the figures: de Gennin stands left in a tricorn hat, Tatishchev right in a wig.

The monument stands on Ploshchad Truda (Square of Labour) in Yekaterinburg's Leninsky district, at coordinates 56.83819, 60.60585. The bronze figures face the square, with de Gennin on the left in a tricorn hat and Tatishchev on the right in a wig. Look for the inscription carved on the front of the pedestal.

The two figures are often confused: surveys found about 90% of residents cannot tell which is Tatishchev and which is de Gennin. De Gennin stands on the left in a tricorn hat, Tatishchev on the right in a wig without a hat, while the inscription does not match their positions. In the 1990s young people nicknamed the pair Beavis and Butt-head.