Saturday 27 March 2010

A son of Odessa


A very jovial looking politician or dignitary, I thought, when I saw this card of a sculpture in Odessa, but I was completely wrong.  The name Leonid Utyosov didn't mean anything more to me until I looked it up and it turns out he was a famous jazz singer and comic actor.  No wonder he looks jovial!

The empty place on the bench beside him looks so inviting.  I wonder if you're allowed sit there and have a photo taken.  Probably not eat your sandwiches beside him though.
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5 comments:

  1. I'm sure he's impervious to bread crumbs. Of course, that might attract pigeons to the statue, and it's all downhill from there.

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  2. I'm sure he wouldn't be so jovial if pigeons and other birds used him for a latrine!!

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  3. i wonder if it is blocked off around him? Would be cool to sit there though. I bet the pigeons like to sit on him!

    Tina from
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  4. Your blog is amazing! I love the little 'you may also like this...'

    great job :D

    ~Brenda

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  5. Since I posted this, I've come across another similar statue/sculpture/monument, though I can't remember where. Maybe they're more popular that I realised.

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