Alesha Peshkov - sculptural composition depicting A. M. Gorky in childhood. Located in Nizhny Novgorod near the house Kashirin (Post congress, house 21), created in 1955 - 1957 by sculptor A. V. Kikin .
| Monument | |
| Monument to Alesha Peshkov | |
|---|---|
 The monument is located at the house of Kashirin in which the childhood of the writer Gorky A.M. (Peshkova A.M.) | |
| A country |  Russia |
| City | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Project author | Kikin A.V. |
| Building | 1955 - 1957 |
| Status | guarded |
Creation History
On January 1, 1938, in the house of Kashirin, the writer's grandfather, the Gorky Museum of Children was opened . M. In 1956, the museum administration decided to install a monument to Gorky in the museum courtyard. At the competition, the project was won by A. Kikin. The opening of the monument took place in 1957 .
Description of the monument
The impetuous, dreamy boy Alyosha Peshkov with a book in his hands, through which he learns the world of kindness and justice, is what the future writer in a sculpture made of white marble looks like .
Sources
- Orlova R.I., Chertoritskaya T.V. Nizhegorodskaya Land. - Gorky: Volga-Vyatka Book of Publishing, 1988.
See also
- Monument to Maxim Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)