A TRIAL statue; IN FRONT O^ THE; UNIV£;rSITY : NIZHNI-NOVGOROD 



Before erecting a statue in Russia it is customary to submit the design to the vote of 

 the people. On the left of this picture is shown one of these trial statues — an outline in 

 wood and chalk of a memorial proposed to. the prince, Pojarski, and the butcher, Minin, who 

 aroused the Russians in 1613 and drove the Poles out of Russia. People are urged to send 

 in criticisms to the municipal authorities, with a frank statement whether the design is liked 

 or not. If the majority do not approve the design, it is withdrawn and another substituted 

 for criticism until a satisfactory one is obtained. The custom has resulted in Russia having 

 probably the best memorial groups and statues of any country. 



Photos by Gilbert H. Grosvenor 



A CART Op be;IvIvS on the; way to market : nizhni-novgorod 



Russia is the land of bells; the biggest bells in the world are those at Moscow (see 



pages 436-439) 



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