touched by such an unusual generosity for them, the florentines named this square in honor of nikolai demidoved it son. to put even monuments here demidov is depicted as an embracing son. on the other side of him is a girl, meaning the beneficence of a russian millionaire, and in the corners there are four allegorical figures and a wall, the art of mercy , and this woman in warm clothes, a hat made of pickle in her hands, symbolizing the mysterious siberia for italians demidov decided to stay in italy , the factory worked completely and without an owner, the clerks regularly sent him money to nikolai demidov . it remains only to find a place for a new home. one night i suffer from insomnia demidov rode in his carriage around the outskirts of florence and decided to stop in the small village of sandunato at the monastery, demidov knocked and asked the abbots to let him spend the night here in a shabby room for wanderers for the first time in many years. nikolai demidov fell into a deep sleep. the next morning. he bought part of the earth from the monastery and soon a luxurious house appeared i