Monument to Shalyapin in Kazan, Bronze monument on Bauman Street in Kazan, Russia.
The bronze monument to Fyodor Shalyapin stands on Bauman Street beside the Shalyapin Palace hotel in Kazan. Sculpted by Andrey Balashov, it shows the singer leaving Russia in 1922 and bidding farewell to his native city. The figure is set near the Epiphany Cathedral, where he was baptized in February 1873.
The monument was laid in 1998 near the Epiphany Cathedral, where Fyodor Shalyapin was baptized in February 1873, and unveiled on 29 August 1999. It depicts the singer leaving Russia in 1922 and bidding farewell to his native city. Sculptor Andrey Balashov, an academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, cast it in bronze.
The monument honors an artist who shaped Russian opera and became known as one of the greatest singers of his era. Visitors can sense the reverence for a cultural figure who gained international recognition.
The monument is located in the city center and is easily accessible by public transportation, with several stops nearby. The surrounding area has many restaurants and cafes, making it a good stopover during a city visit.
The monument was laid in 1998 beside the Epiphany Cathedral, where Shalyapin was baptised in February 1873, and unveiled on 29 August 1999. In autumn 2009 Kazan hosted an unusual youth flashmob: a clean-up of the Shalyapin monument. It is described as the world's first monument to the singer.
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