Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is considered to be a classic of world literature. His works have been translated into many foreign languages. He is still one of the brightest masters who worked in the short story genre. He considered his main task to raise in the works such issues that would make readers think about them. The most popular are his theatrical plays Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, and Three Sisters.
Chekhov
This city near Moscow, now bearing the name of the writer, has a thousand-year history. Once it was one of the largest cities of Ancient Russia and was called Lopasnya.
The Chekhov Monument in Chekhov also has its own background. In 1960, a competition was held in the capital to create a statue of the writer. The sculptor M.A. Anikushin also took part in it. He did not manage to win the competition, but did not abandon his project. And he perfected it for 30 years, until a request came from the museum located in the city of Chekhov. Since the sculptor at that time was already 70 years old, he decided to give a sketch of the figure of Anton Pavlovich, rightly reasoning that people should still see him.
The Chekhov Monument in Chekhov was inaugurated in 1989. It is installed in the very center of the city, in a square named after the writer. It was performed in bronze according to the sketches of Anikushin. Almost every resident of the city will be able to show the way to it. The Chekhov monument in Chekhov is quite unusual and has an extravagant appearance. According to the author of the sculpture, he wanted to portray Anton Pavlovich as a person who, year after year, changes not only his appearance, but also his inner world. Many contemporaries noted the fact that the face of the writer at different periods of his life had some differences.
The Chekhov Monument in Chekhov stands on a low pedestal. Here the famous writer is represented in full growth, in a long coat, with a cane in his right hand and with a hat in his left. He already has an elderly and painful appearance.
Taganrog
The first monument in the homeland of an outstanding Russian writer was decided to be installed in 1910. It was then that they began to collect money for him. The second decree came out 25 years later. The third decision was made in 1960. Then they opened a bronze bust to A.P. Chekhov in the central square of the city, which was cast at the Krasny Kotelshchik factory.
It must be said that it is an exact copy of a plaster sculpture, installed in 1935 on the territory of the Chekhov’s House museum. The author of the bust was the first woman sculptor V. G. Morozova. In 1960, it was changed to a monument. The Moscow sculptor I. M. Rukavishnikov worked on it, and the architect G. A. Zakharov worked on the pedestal. The monument to Chekhov in Taganrog turned out to be quite large - more than 6 m. The height of the figure of the writer is 3 m, and the granite pedestal is 15 cm higher.
We can say that this time the appearance of Chekhov was chosen unusual: this is a young man who sits on a stone with a book in his hand. His face is turned towards the street where he was born.
The monument is located in Chekhov Square (formerly Alexandrovsky), which covers an area of about 1.5 hectares. The park was defeated for the 75th anniversary of the writer. It was reconstructed twice - immediately after the war and in 2008. Then the sculpture itself was restored.
Moscow
In the capital, a monument to Chekhov was unveiled at the end of October 1998. Just then, Russia celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Moscow Art Theater.
The Chekhov Monument in Moscow was erected in Kamergersky Lane. Its authors are the famous sculptor M.K. Anikushin, who, unfortunately, did not live up to its opening, as well as architects M.L. Feldman and M.M. Posokhin.
The full-length figure of the writer is made of bronze, and the pedestal is made of granite. The author of the sculpture managed to emphasize Chekhov's modesty, thoughtfulness and elegance - all those qualities that he possessed during his lifetime. The writer here looks lonely and sad among all this Moscow fuss.
Krasnoyarsk
The authors of the monument were the architect A. S. Demirkhanov and sculptor Yu. I. Ishkhanov. The monument to Chekhov in Krasnoyarsk was opened in 1995. It was installed on Theater Square. The embankment was not chosen by chance, since it was here that Anton Pavlovich spent time waiting for the continuation of his journey.
The monument is a figure of a writer dressed in a travel suit. He stands on the banks of the Yenisei River and admires its extraordinary strength and beauty. A granite stele is installed next to the bronze figure, on which the words spoken by Chekhov in 1890 at the time when he was following this city to Sakhalin Island are carved. I must say that Anton Pavlovich stayed here only for one day. But the beauty of the Yenisei and these places made an indelible impression on him. He spoke of Krasnoyarsk as the most beautiful city in Siberia.
Zvenigorod
Here, a monument to Chekhov was installed in the summer of 2010. It was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the great writer. The author of the sculpture is V. B. Kurochkin.
The monument to Chekhov in Zvenigorod is installed in the central square on the street. Moscow. The author portrayed the writer as sitting comfortably on a bench. Anton Pavlovich holds a cane in his right hand, and strokes a dog with his left. Citizens and tourists are very fond of taking pictures here, while sitting down next to a bench.
The appearance of such a monument in this city is not at all accidental. Here, the future writer worked as a doctor in the Zemstvo hospital immediately after graduating from Moscow University in 1884. He took more than 30 patients per day. Interestingly, the author of the project portrayed Chekhov not as a young man, but as a mature man.
By the way, there is still a hospital building in which Anton Pavlovich worked. Also preserved is the house where he lived with his friend S.P. Uspensky, and the larch alley planted by him. But the centuries-old linden, under which the writer liked to sit, 3 years after the opening of the monument was tumbled down by a strong wind.
Rostov-on-Don
In 2010, the opening of the monument to Chekhov was also held here. The authors of this bronze composition were artist A. A. Sknarin and architect Yu. A. Dvornikov. It was made in just a month. Work was carried out in shifts almost around the clock. As a result, the monument has a height of 2.5 m and a weight of about 1 ton. His discovery was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the writer.
The monument is located at the intersection of st. Pushkinskaya and A.P. Chekhov Avenue. The city of Rostov-on-Don has much in common with a writer. Here his parents met. In this city he had many friends, gymnasium students. In addition, one of the first in Russia to stage the production of his "Cherry Orchard" on the stage of the city theater.
Tomsk
This city Chekhov for some reason disliked. The writer stayed here for a week in May 1890, when he was traveling to Sakhalin to fulfill what he believed to be his civic duty: to overcome the whole path along which the exiles are taken and see how and how they live. It seemed to him that the city met him unfriendly, and the writer did not like the people here.
The Chekhov Monument in Tomsk is perhaps the most unusual. This bronze two-meter sculpture was installed in 2004 on the city promenade. Its author is Leonty Usov. Considered one of the most sophisticated and elegant Russian writers, Chekhov appears here in a caricature and even grotesque look: in a long coat and a funny hat, with slightly crooked glasses and disproportionate bare feet holding an umbrella behind him.
