coat, but the sculpture itself is more academic, here is nizhny novgorod, chaliapin with a bulldog bulkad, in moscow chaliapin sits in thought, leaning on a log, this monument also outraged the public, but 20 years have passed, people have gotten used to it, the protests have subsided, they have been trying to stop the monument to fyodor chaliapin in st. petersburg since 1999, then at this place next to music hall and the foundation stone appeared, then two rounds of the creative competition were held, but having encountered problems with financing, they decided to postpone the third round, they held it only now, the third final round, which revealed the winner. sculptor evgeny ratanov he calmly continues to work in his studio, and knows the resonance, has a philosophical attitude, this is how the artist sees, this is how he does it, and to people who understand, it’s all... clear, but the average person, who, well, he needs similarity, a coat, a pichak, there, that’s all, shoes, proportions, nose, ears, there in place, this, this is not, this is not art, this is not creativity, the sour