The monument to Pyotr Stolypin, a sculptural composition dedicated to the Russian reformer, Prime Minister, and governor of Saratov, is located in Saratov on Stolypin Square. Its opening took place on April 17, 2002, as part of the celebration of the 140th anniversary of Stolypin's birth.
Contemporaries noted that P. A. Stolypin made a significant contribution to the development of Saratov. One of his main achievements was the opening of the university in 1909. During his three years as governor, construction began on the Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium building (now the building of the aviation college), the streets Nikolskaya (now Radishcheva) and Alexandrovskaya (now Maxim Gorky) were paved. Stolypin secured a large loan of 965 thousand rubles for the construction of a water supply system and bridges. The modernization of the city’s telephone network began, and trial runs of gas lighting were conducted. Shelters and night shelters were opened.
The monument is located in front of the Saratov City Duma building, and the square on which it stands is named after Stolypin. The sculpture was created by Vyacheslav Klykov, who worked together with Vladimir Vladimirovich Talkov, the older brother of Igor Talkov.
The monument features a 3.5-meter figure of Stolypin in a military uniform, set on a four-meter pedestal with the engraved motto "We need a great Russia!" Around the monument are figures of a peasant, a priest, a blacksmith, and a warrior, symbolizing the traditional nature of Russian culture and its ability to develop harmoniously in any historical conditions. The monument faces Radishcheva Street, and opposite it is the Radishchev Museum.
For creating the monument to Pyotr Stolypin in Saratov, Vyacheslav Klykov was awarded the National Prize named after Pyotr Stolypin "Agrarian Elite of Russia."
The monument has been subjected to acts of vandalism several times, particularly, the cross at the figure of the priest has repeatedly gone missing.
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