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In Murmansk, a monument to the cat Semen
In Murmansk, unveiled a monument to the cat Semen, who, according to legend, crossed the path length of more than two thousand kilometers to go home, "Komsomolskaya Pravda" on Wednesday, October 2. Opening of the monument to the cat, who had returned to the owners, timed to the 97th anniversary of the city. The monument installed in the park near the lake Semenovski.
The head of the city administration Andrey Sysoev during the opening ceremony in his speech suggested that "Murmansk may appear wonderful tradition - to pull the cat's ear seeds that was happiness, well, or for money." According to "Komsomolskaya Pravda", the inhabitants of the city were present at the event, refer to this proposal with enthusiasm.
The summer of 2012 the journalist Dmitry Katchalov proposed the idea of setting in a small town of original sculpture, which has no political or ideological motive. There was a competition project of this monument, during which it was decided to establish a monument to the legendary cat (among applicants were Cthulhu accidentally brought by plane penguin, boy, liznuvshy swings in the cold, Bank cod liver oil "in Murmansk" and many others).
There were 25 different options offered to monuments cat. In the end, the winner was a sketch of Hope Vinyukovoy from Moscow, which became the basis for the future of the bronze monument. Her idea gained 1568 votes.
"None of Murmansk architect did not take part in the competition - told reporters Dmitry Katchalov," godfather "of sculpture. - Perhaps because of the fact that the prize was very small, we have promised to the winner just a coffee maker and the fact that the creation of the master will be released. " The journalist admitted that he voted for the other monuments - it became a favorite of canned fish.
The legend by which a monument to Semyon, states that in 1987 the family returned home Sinishin to Murmansk from vacation and accidentally lost your pet in Moscow. Anyone trying to find the owners, went through the whole of Russia. Six years later, the cat was able to reunite with the owners - he appeared on the doorstep Sinishin Murmansk.
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The head of the city administration Andrey Sysoev during the opening ceremony in his speech suggested that "Murmansk may appear wonderful tradition - to pull the cat's ear seeds that was happiness, well, or for money." According to "Komsomolskaya Pravda", the inhabitants of the city were present at the event, refer to this proposal with enthusiasm.
The summer of 2012 the journalist Dmitry Katchalov proposed the idea of setting in a small town of original sculpture, which has no political or ideological motive. There was a competition project of this monument, during which it was decided to establish a monument to the legendary cat (among applicants were Cthulhu accidentally brought by plane penguin, boy, liznuvshy swings in the cold, Bank cod liver oil "in Murmansk" and many others).
There were 25 different options offered to monuments cat. In the end, the winner was a sketch of Hope Vinyukovoy from Moscow, which became the basis for the future of the bronze monument. Her idea gained 1568 votes.
"None of Murmansk architect did not take part in the competition - told reporters Dmitry Katchalov," godfather "of sculpture. - Perhaps because of the fact that the prize was very small, we have promised to the winner just a coffee maker and the fact that the creation of the master will be released. " The journalist admitted that he voted for the other monuments - it became a favorite of canned fish.
The legend by which a monument to Semyon, states that in 1987 the family returned home Sinishin to Murmansk from vacation and accidentally lost your pet in Moscow. Anyone trying to find the owners, went through the whole of Russia. Six years later, the cat was able to reunite with the owners - he appeared on the doorstep Sinishin Murmansk.
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