3-metres high cat to appear in Kazan downtown

Well-known Kazan sculptor, Tatarstan Honoured Man of Art, laureate of Bakiy Urmanche Prize – Igor Bashmakov is finishing work on a new sculpture. Kazan Cat (“Kot Kazansky”) will be monumentalized in the very near future on the crossing of Bawman and Musa Jalil streets.

Igor Bashmakov told Tatar-inform that the cat sculpture will be 3 metres high and 2.8 metres wide. It will be ready by Monday.

Igor Bashmakov has worked on this sculpture for 3 months. The idea of creating a sculptural composition belongs to Kazan city administration, entrepreneurs and citizens. A private investors sponsored expenditures on buying materials.

In the past, Kazan cats were distinguished for their ability to catch mice. Empress Elizabeth issued an order to pick the best breeds of Kazan cats which are capable to catch mice and send to Saint Petersburg. After that Kazan cats served in Her Majesty’s guardia.