Sculpture by City
Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Big Pokrovskaya Street.
Description:
The sculpture "City" is part of a series of sculptures depicting the inhabitants of Nizhny Novgorod at the end of the XIX century. The sculpture is installed at the very beginning of Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, before entering Minin and Pozharsky Square. It was here in 2006 for City Day. The sculpture is made in Chelyabinsk, the material is bronze.
The bronze sculpture depicts an urban XIX century, dressed in the form of that time, behind his belt he has a checker and a pistol. City - the lowest rank of the city police in the Russian Empire from 1862 to 1917. Armed with a revolver and a checker, had a police whistle. City officers were recruited from retired soldiers and non-commissioned officers on free hire.