They want to erect a monument to the famous actor Smoktunovsky on the square of the Tomsk Theater Dmitry Kandinsky / vtomske.ru The deputy mayor of Tomsk, Konstantin Chubenko, has proposed to install a monument to the People's Artist of the Soviet Union, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, at the Theater Square on Nahanovich Street. This would replace the current monument planned for the area. At a meeting of the regulatory and legal committee on November 22, Chubenko announced that the administration had prepared a project to assign the area, bounded by Lenin Avenue, Nahanovich Alley, and the TYuZ, the official name of “Theater Square”. “Most of the residents have the impression that this is Theater Square. I even checked in 2GIS, Yandex.Maps, Google Maps, and other similar information services, and they all state that it is “Theater Square,” but this name has not been officially approved. This is why we are bringing this issue up for consideration,” noted the deputy mayor. The committee supported the project, and the matter will be considered in the city council. Chubenko also reported that the Tomsk Public Chamber had informed the city government about an initiative to put up a monument to actor Innokenty Smoktunovsky in the park. “A native of the Tomsk region, People's Artist of the USSR. I don't think I need to introduce him, everyone remembers his work, such as his roles in 'Detykiny' and 'Hamlet'. This would be the second stage of the monument installation, and preparations are currently underway,” said Konstantin Chubenko. The plan is to install the monument in place of the sculpture dedicated to the work of Leonty Usov, which will be moved to a different location, although it wasn't specified where. “The museum was donated by Leonty Usov, and negotiations were also held regarding the transfer of this element of the city's improvement. It was previously placed there without an appropriate formalization, decision of the City Duma, etc. It had been discussed with the food industry association, which had taken on the task of caring for the area and providing financing, including for the sculptural composition. They were even willing to finance a monument to Innokenty Mikhailovich,” the deputy mayor explained. Similarly, it will not be necessary to name the park after Smoktunovsky. “It seems more logical that Smoktunovsky's sculpture is located next to the oldest theater in the city, on Theater Square,” Chubenko said. The Theater Square was improved in 2019 as part of the project “Formation of a comfortable urban environment.” The work was carried out by the company “Stroykomplekt” for 13 million rubles. As a result of the improvement, the square was included in the list of the best improvement projects implemented in 2019 in the regions of Russia, a list published by the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation. About Smoktunovsky's memory Actor Innokenty Smoktunovsky was born in the village of Tatyanovka in the Shegarsky district of the Tomsk region. The original house where Smoktunovsky was born no longer exists, but a commemorative stone has been erected at the site in Tatyanovka, and a memorial path has been organized, lined with rowan trees. In 2014, a memorial bust of the actor was also installed in his homeland. In the fall of 2007, a museum was opened in the local House of Culture in honor of the actor. It displayed photographs, newspaper articles, the actor's autobiography, tapes with the films in which he performed, all of this was collected with the help of the actor's family, the locals, fans of Smoktunovsky's work. Smoktunovsky's daughter Maria had previously donated the actor's personal belongings to the museum. However, a year ago, there was a fire at the museum, and the exhibits could not be saved. Source link Message They want to erect a monument to the famous actor Smoktunovsky on the square of the Tomsk Theater appeared first on Russia today. Source link
