Памятник дворнику, Bronze statue at Lenin Avenue in Balashikha, Russia
The monument is a bronze composition on a tall granite pedestal in a small square on Lenin Avenue, near the dam on the Pekhorka River. It shows a bearded pre-revolutionary janitor in a cap and apron leaning on a broom, with a small mongrel dog lying at his feet. The pedestal bears the inscription "ДВОРНИКЪ" in pre-reform orthography.
The sculpture was created in 2007 by sculptor Igor Chernoglazov from Vladimir. It was built during a period when the city sought to commemorate ordinary workers and their contributions.
The janitor is shown in a cap and apron, leaning on a broom, with a stray dog at his feet. The pedestal inscription «ДВОРНИКЪ» uses pre-reform orthography, giving the figure a deliberately nostalgic, pre-revolutionary character. The sculpture was unveiled in September 2007.
The sculpture stands in a public square directly accessible from Lenin Avenue, making it easy for pedestrians to visit and explore. The site is open and accessible for viewing and photography at any time.
The janitor's cap, apron and broom are not the only period details: the pedestal spells the word in pre-reform orthography as "ДВОРНИКЪ", with the hard sign at the end. The dog at his feet is a дворняжка, a mongrel, a pun on the Russian word for a stray. Sculptor Igor Chernoglazov came from Vladimir to make the piece, unveiled in September 2007.
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