The first monument to the profession in the world. Pre-revolutionary HR, or Forgotten professions on the canvases of Russian artists. Cheerful shoemaker Hennrich Resche

Basically, employers need specialists who are versed in the industries familiar and familiar to all of us: economics, medicine, engineering, and the like. But in the world there are many other, unknown to most people, the most extraordinary and strange professions, which few have heard of, and certainly no one knows where they teach professional ant-catching, show a master class on pulling the brain out of the head of a slaughtered animal and explain how to trade dreams correctly. We will tell you about these and many other strange types of work in the continuation of the article.

1. Ant catcher

The ant catcher must catch the best individuals in the anthill, which will later serve for procreation on artificial ant farms.

2. Brain remover

The place of work of the brain remover is an abattoir. His duties include putting the head of the slaughtered animal on the table and, after the skull is split open, remove the brain from there, which is then sent to restaurants.

3. Mattress tester

Who among us in childhood did not like to jump on the bed? True, then our parents scolded us for this, but Ruben Reinoso is paid money for it! A man works in a mattress factory and jumps on them as much as he wants.

4. An organizer to help you get your child to camp

Going on vacation or other long trip, there is always the risk of forgetting something important, but for New Yorkers this is no longer a problem. For less than a thousand dollars, an organizer will come to the house of the Americans, who will collect everything necessary for the trip of children to summer camp.

5. People who live in luxury apartments and receive money for it

It is difficult to call this activity and work: live yourself in a luxurious apartment, enjoy life and get money for it - paradise, and nothing more! But these people are essentially nomads who only create the appearance of life in the house, observing ideal cleanliness and order. And when there are buyers for the house, the family should immediately move to another luxurious house.

Jumping off a cliff into the unknown - what could be worse? And if money is paid for it? Cliff diving competitions from "Red Bull" are held all over the world, and to date, half of the competitions have been held, in which extreme sportsmen from different countries, having conquered a height of 27 meters.

And this job seems to be one of the most boring in the world, and perhaps it is. During his working day, 34-year-old Dr. Thomas Curven carefully monitors how the paint dries, monitors how its color and texture change. The doctor must give a guarantee that the paint is durable and will not peel off in the near future.

In Asian countries, people are used to restraining themselves, so the funeral is served by special mourners. The prices for the services of such personnel look something like this: crying - 1 coin; howling crying - 3 coins; hysterical crying with howling and falling to his knees - 7 coins; sobbing with beating oneself in the chest, ripping clothes and rolling on the ground - 20 coins. Before starting work, you must pass a test for knowledge of traditions, the ability to sob dramatically and instantly calm down.

Perhaps one of the strangest professions is the scarecrow man. Nevertheless, the young man who finished his studies at the institute got a job just for this job. His job was to scare off local birds with an accordion and bell, while wearing a bright orange coat. For this performance he was paid £ 250 a week.

A man of this profession comes up with sonorous names for clothes. new collection... "Drops of Blood on Garibaldi", "Rice Pudding of Jawaharlaw", "The Seduction of the Prince of Bohemia" and even "Hippie Boy, Take Me!" - this is his handiwork.

These people work in Antarctica and rescue poor birds that stare at planes and fall on their backs. After all, by their nature, penguins are not able to climb themselves.

The postal clerk dreams of becoming a great actor for one night. A businessman dreams of managing a multi-ton train. The psychiatrist dreams of meeting 20 girls from 20 different countries in 20 days off. How do you make their dreams come true? One of the Chicago-based companies is engaged in the realization of any fantasies and desires of its customers. All you need is to come to their office, tell what you dream about, and pay the amount that the specialists will tell you. However, remember that the minimum cost to make your dream come true is $ 150,000.

A new service has also appeared in the Middle Kingdom ... On the streets of Chinese cities you can now meet comrades who, for a fee of 4 cents, are ready to tell anyone where the nearest public toilet is. In their work books and it is written: "Civil servant - toilet guide"!

A large condom company has opened several new positions. The office is recruiting young people for the positions of "Condom Tester"! An unlimited number of consumables are included in the standard tester's outfit. The one who best provides the office with useful information about the progress of the tests will receive a bonus of $ 1000!

Fortune cookies, popular throughout the feast, need regular and correct compilation of these very predictions. Their author must certainly have a good imagination, because the prophecies must be clear, interesting, varied and unusual. At first glance, the job seems easy, but try to come up with at least a hundred such predictions!

Basic consumable on this job - swimming trunks. They are rubbed at a terrible speed, because here the main working weapon is the buttocks. And Tom Lynch's buttocks are known all over the world wherever there are water parks. With his fifth point, he tested hundreds of slides, while recording his feelings in special forms.

Do you know what perfect pitch is? In Italy, for example, this is the ability to clearly perform the song "O sole mia" on parmesan cheese. In the factories where it is produced, people with musical education work. They knock on the heads of the cheese with a silver hammer to determine if it is ripe. And it ripens for 3 years, releasing new notes every day. The further you go, the louder the Parmesan.

Some pastry shops have so-called egg sniffers. They make sure that rotten chicken eggs are not used in the production of confectionery.

You can honestly rejoice for the British. An office has appeared in the country promising citizens that they will not stand in lines. For them it will be done by a specially trained "parking lot". Services are not cheap - almost 40 bucks an hour. Considering that every Englishman has been queuing for more than a year in his life, then the savings are obvious!

Tests the efficacy of chewing gum by sniffing the breath of people with aching teeth after consuming garlic or alcohol. A good gum should drown it all out.

At the annual marijuana festival in Amsterdam, weed growers compete in many categories: the tastiest marijuana, the most beautiful in color, the funniest, with the strongest effect ... The winner is determined by judges who have to taste up to 30 weed varieties per day. And while the winners are being awarded for the brightest effect, they are trying to bring the tasters back from the "Land of Laughter".

Job catalog.
Tasks 8. Assessment of the relationship of people in social groups

Explanation.

For instance,

Picture A shows a helmet, brush and roller. They are needed painter... He paints houses and apartments.

Picture B shows a sewing machine. Works on it seamstress... She sews clothes for people.

Picture B shows reagents and tubes. Works with them chemist... He studies various substances and their interactions.

Source: Demo version of VLOOKUP for the outside world, 4th grade, 2017, Demo version of VLOOKUP for the outside world, 4th grade, 2018.

The photographs show the items that the representatives work with. different professions... Choose ONE of the photos and write down the letter that stands for it. Representatives of what profession work with the objects depicted in the selected photograph? If you know many professions whose representatives work with your chosen subject (s), name any of them... What kind of work do people in this profession do? How is the work of people in this profession useful for society?

Explanation.

Let's take a closer look at the pictures and remember what professions they are associated with. Let's choose one of them.

For instance,

Picture A shows a fire truck. She needs fireman... He puts out fires.

Picture B shows a potter's wheel. Works on it potter... He makes dishes.

Picture B shows a calculator. Can work with him salesman... He sells goods to people and calculates the cost on a calculator.

Source: Statgrad: All-Russian verification work on the outside world, grade 4, 2016. Option 21.

The photographs show objects that representatives of different professions work with. Choose ONE of the photos and write down the letter that stands for it. Representatives of what profession work with the objects depicted in the selected photograph? If you know many professions whose representatives work with your chosen subject (s), name any of them... What kind of work do people in this profession do? How is the work of people in this profession useful for society?

Explanation.

To successfully complete the task, you need to choose a picture that depicts objects that representatives of well-known professions work with.

Picture A. It shows a camera. It uses it for work photographer to capture images of people or nature. Photographer takes photos interesting people or events to tell the public about.

Picture B. The picture shows a watering can, boots, gloves and tools. These items are required gardener... He tends plants in gardens and parks.

Picture B. Picture B shows an airplane. The plane is associated with such professions as pilot and stewardess... The pilot transports passengers by plane to different cities and countries. The flight attendant helps passengers to feel comfortable during the flight.

Source: Statgrad: All-Russian verification work on the outside world, grade 4, 2016. Option 24., VLOOKUP for the outside world, grade 4, 2019. Option 19.

Studying the lists of professions in demand at a particular period of human history, you can learn a lot about society: people's preferences, technical equipment, it is even possible to draw conclusions about the sanitary condition of cities. These or those specialties arise on the wave of the demands of their time, but then disappear just as quickly. In this review, a story about some professions, the memory of which has now remained only in photographs.

Time seller

Wake-up

Pied Piper

Many professions have disappeared literally during the lifetime of one generation of people. Our parents could also see them.

Shoe shiner

Street knife grinder

Stenographer

If we recall the history of this profession, then its beginning dates back to Ancient Egypt, where the speeches of the pharaohs were recorded with conventional symbols. In the 1st century BC, the first system of signs used for cursive writing was invented. Since the end of the 16th century, stenography has developed rapidly and has become a full-fledged professional institution with its own educational institutions specialized printed editions regularly held by international congresses.

In our country, in 2018, this profession seems to have ended its existence. From April 1, the positions of "Secretary-stenographer", "Stenographer" and "Head of the typing bureau" are excluded from Qualification handbook positions of managers, specialists and other employees.

Travel agent - many people are already planning their trips by themselves.
- Cashier in a supermarket - will be replaced by a "smart cart", such concepts already exist.
- Call Center Operator - automatic systems with the recorded voice information they still do their job quite well.
- Ticket-reader - reading scanners can replace a living person in this case.
- Postman - this profession should have disappeared a couple of years ago with the advent of e-mail, but it turned out to be unexpectedly tenacious. In any case, the work of the postal service will have to change a lot in the near future.
- Chauffeur - autopilots for cars and buses are already being actively used in big cities.

Whether these predictions come true - we will find out in a couple of decades.

If you want to dive into the past, it's worth seeing.

Visual arts

Pre-revolutionary HR, or Forgotten professions on the canvases of Russian artists

The labor market does not stand still. Some professions are corrected by technical progress, while others disappear into oblivion. What occupations were in demand in the past centuries? Ofenya, a water carrier, a batman ... Considering the paintings of Russian painters.

Water carrier

Sergey Gribkov. Water carrier. 1873

If in the Russian village almost every yard had its own well dug, in the city it was difficult to find water. In the central regions, the water in rivers and ponds was most often unsuitable for drinking, so the townspeople had to bring clean water. The delivery was handled by a water carrier. To become one, one had to have a horse-drawn cart or two-wheeled cart and a large barrel. In St. Petersburg, the color of the barrel spoke of the quality of the water in it: water from the canals was transported in green barrels, and drinking water in white ones. Often the water carrier was accompanied by a dog: she notified the residents of the arrival of the cart with a loud bark. In large cities, this profession persisted until the beginning of the 20th century, until a centralized water supply appeared.

In 1873, the work of a water carrier was captured in his painting by the artist Sergei Gribkov. At that time, this profession was considered prestigious and, importantly, very profitable: this can be judged by the good-quality clothing of the employee. Water carriers often took advantage of the fact that the townspeople had no choice, and they took from them exorbitant prices.

Batman

Pavel Fedotov. Officer and orderly. 1850-1851

Order officers were soldiers of the Russian army who were on permanent service with an officer as a servant. According to historians, the name is derived from the French de jour, which means "orderly, duty officer." The orderly transmitted the officer's orders to subordinates, cleaned his uniform and boots, and, if necessary, performed the duties of a bodyguard. Under Peter I, this post was served not only by commoners, but also by people from a noble family. The latter, as a rule, carried out diplomatic and secret assignments of the king. This "profession" was abolished in 1881, but unofficial orderlies existed during the Great Patriotic War. Their duties were performed by drivers.

Lamplighter

Leonid Solomatkin. Morning at the inn. 1873

The profession of a lamplighter in a more simplified form existed in Ancient Greece and Ancient rome: even then at night the streets were lit with oil lamps and torches. In Russia, in the 19th century, retired military men who could work night and day were taken to the position of a lamplighter. In an hour, they walked around at least 50 lanterns: they adjusted the wicks and filled in hemp oil. Theft was not complete. To stop this, turpentine was added to the oil, and later it was completely replaced with kerosene. With the advent of electric lanterns, the work became somewhat easier, although they were still turned on and off manually. Only after the 30s of the XX century did the automatic mode of lighting the lanterns appear, and this once prestigious profession has sunk into oblivion. In some cities, you can still find a lamplighter, although this is more an attempt to preserve traditions than a necessity.

In the painting by Leonid Solomatkin "Morning at the tavern" you can see how the lamplighter, having climbed the ladder, goes about his business - extinguishing the candle. Each worker also had a long pole with which he lit and refueled the lanterns.

Saddler

Mikhail Klodt. Saddler. 1860s

Blinders were called eyecups that obscure the horse's view from the sides. This is where the word "blinkered" comes from - this is how people who are unable to accept other points of view are called. The harness element gave the name to the whole profession. However, the master was engaged in the manufacture of all horse harness: saddles, bridles, stirrups. Each harness had to be unique. The first saddlers existed in Ancient Rus, and now only rare specialists decorate thoroughbred horses for racing.

Mikhail Klodt's painting shows a saddler at work. This craft was laborious and required skillful skills. What was it worth to choose the right skin! And still it was necessary to sew belts, put rivets. Everything was done by hand with the simplest tools. Each artisan adhered to certain rules. For example, it was possible to bend arcs only during the summer sap flow, and dry them exclusively in the shade.

Cooper

Traditionally, wooden barrels are used for pickling cucumbers and aging wine. In the old days, the cooper was engaged in their manufacture. Widespread in Russia, this profession came to naught in the XX century. Previously, the number of professional coopers reached a thousand people in each province, but now there are only a few of them. Filling the barrels was extremely difficult. Suffice it to recall an episode from a book about Robinson Crusoe: on the island he tried to learn how to make kegs. I pored for several weeks, hammered together boards, but still I could not do anything worthwhile.

In the painting by Sergei Skachkov, you can see the cooper at work. With the help of an ax and improvised carpentry tools, he attaches wooden or iron hoops to the body. The boards should be knocked down so tightly to each other that they do not let water through.

And now let's take an excursion into history. The monuments presented in this collection give an opportunity to remember ancient professions.

A huge number of monuments have been erected in honor of such a rare and almost disappeared profession as a chimney sweep.

The task of the chimney sweep was to check and clean the fireplace, stove, boiler to ensure the free exit of combustion products, as well as ventilation systems to ensure normal human life. Most often, people of this profession met and are still found in countries Northern Europe... People of slender constitution usually became chimney sweeps, often teenagers were hired for this work, since the chimney sweep often had to climb inside the chimney.

Many consider the representatives of this long-standing profession to be almost wizards. It is believed that touching a chimney sweep button brings happiness, and if you meet him on the street, then you need to make a wish. They say it always comes true.

Chimney sweep on the roof in Chelyabinsk

Chimney sweep in Lviv.

We make a wish and throw coins into the hat of the chimney sweep, if we get there, our wishes will come true

This cute chimney sweep is also a decoration of the Lviv themed cafe. But it is not so easy to see it, it is located on the roof of the five-storey cafe "House of Legends" on Staroevreiskaya Street.

And this chimney sweep is from St. Petersburg.

A grimy man with ropes and brushes appeared on the wall of a house on Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street in October 2006. The image of a chimney sweep is associated with the legend that a chimney sweep brings happiness, good luck, and he should be greeted in a special way. Sculptor A. Vasiliev, artists A. Shevardin, S. M. Simina. Height approx. 200 cm. The prototype of the sculpture is a hereditary chimney sweep, general manager LLC "Petersburg chimney sweep" Sergey Pavlovich Kurnosov. According to S. M. Simina's story, the monument was conceived as part of a project dedicated to people different professions that inhabited the quarter, professions that have gone into oblivion or have survived to this day. Chimney sweeps appeared in St. Petersburg by order of Peter I in 1721. At the police stations, the position of a furnace cleaner and his assistant was established, whose duties included cleaning pipes from soot, as well as teaching the rules for the construction and operation of furnaces. Later the name of the profession changed. Nowadays roof workers are called “chimney sweepers” and they are still in demand.

There are many monuments to chimney sweeps in the Baltic countries.

Chimney sweep and bricklayer from Riga.

Chimney sweep and bricklayer (Latvian. Skursteņslauķis un mūrnieks) is a sculptural group on Murnieku Street (Kamenshitskaya) in the Latgale suburb of Riga, opened on April 26, 2007. The sculpture became a tribute to Latvian artisans and the first monument in independent Latvia dedicated to a craft and profession. The authorship belongs to the sculptors Karlis Ile and irts Burvis. The most famous chimney sweep in the city, Varis Vilcans, and the actor, People's Artist of the USSR Karlis Sebris, who portrayed a bricklayer, served as prototypes.

In Riga there is a monument to the chimney sweep Albert.

The monument was erected in May 2010 at the entrance to Albert College at st. Skolas, 22. The authors are sculptors Evgeny Shitov and Dmitry Marchenkov. The sculpture was made in the Riga cabinet bronze workshop and became a gift to Riga, especially to schoolchildren and students of the city.

Klapeida, Lithuania.

Tallinn chimney sweep.

Kaunas, Lithuania.

Chimney sweep Vienna, Austria.

Chimney sweep from Mukachevo.

The monument to the commander or sootrus (as chimney sweeps are called in Ukraine) was opened on June 12, 2010 on the central street of the city opposite the city House of Culture. The people immediately called the monument "Bertalon-bachi" - a happy chimney sweep.
The prototype was the chimney sweep of ZhEK No. 3 Bertalon Tovt, who devoted more than 50 years to this difficult profession. The monument was created by the People's Artist of Ukraine, sculptor Ivan Vasilievich Brovdiy.
Now every resident of Mukachevo has the opportunity to touch the chimney sweep's button and make a wish.

Gorodovoy stands on the pedestrian street of Nizhny Novgorod

Another law enforcement officer in Ulyanovsk.

The almost two-meter-high figure of Gorodovoy was placed on the paving stones near the fire department museum, on Lenin Street. Next to the building of this museum, where the fire department was located before the revolution, there is a house where at the same time the Simbirsk police department was located. It was customary in the Russian Empire to build premises for firefighters and police in a single complex.

A monument to the city governor was erected in St. Petersburg

The sculpture "Gorodovoy" was presented to the St. Petersburg GUVD on May 27, 1998 in honor of the future 300th anniversary of the city. Author: sculptor A.S. Charkin. The history of the institute of policemen began in the 18th century. For the first time, the inhabitants of St. Petersburg saw the policemen on May 27, 1718 thanks to the decree of Peter I, according to which the city guards were obliged to monitor the observance of order on the streets of the Northern capital. According to the king's plan, the policeman was to become the master of the city and the protector of the townspeople. The police service existed for a long time, from time to time undergoing some changes and reforms. Under Emperor Alexander II, the guards in the city began to be called the police, there were district warders. A very good, but not used for a long time, the criterion for selection to the city police - only men over 25 years old, of strong constitution and a height of at least 175 cm were recruited into the service. The candidate had to have excellent health and eyesight. A very important detail that should be paid attention to when selecting a law enforcement officer even now - future policemen should have had a competent, well-delivered speech, as well as be energetic and very smart. The candidates who passed a strict selection, studied and passed the exam, after which they were enrolled in the service. The salary received by the policeman was very good, and after the end of the service, he was given a good pension, but the service was "dangerous and difficult." Their duties included ensuring order on city streets both during the day and at night. The policeman had to keep an eye on the observance of sanitary standards retail outlets, and also under his control was street lighting. In addition, being literate people, the townspeople could help the townspeople draw up appeals and complaints to city officials. At one time, the police were the real masters of the city and the townspeople, thanks to them, felt protected. Each policeman had to serve 8 hours a day.

Chelyabinsk Policeman.

A cheerful shoe shiner from Chelyabinsk.

From Nizhny Novgorod.

Campeche Cleaner

From Baku

In Yekaterinburg, in a shopping center.

There is also a tailor.

Cheerful shoemaker Hennrich Resche

And this is a shoemaker from London.

The Cordwainer (or Cordovan) is a shoemaker who makes excellent soft leather shoes and other luxury footwear. The word comes from "cordwain", or "cordovan", leather is produced in Cordoba, Spain. The term cordwainer dates back to 1100 in England. Historically, the cordwainer who made luxury shoes and boots from the finest leathers was different from the shoemaker who mended them. This distinction gradually faded, especially in the twentieth century, when shoe sellers appeared who neither made nor repaired shoes.

In Chelyabinsk, you can see such a firefighter in an old uniform.

And this is a brand major from St. Petersburg.

Since 2004, the brave brand major has been living in Rybatsky on Pribrezhnaya Street. Sculptor N. Kardabovskaya. The monument to the firefighter was opened on the occasion of the 201st anniversary of the formation of the city's fire department. The sculpture "Bravy Brandmayor" was commissioned by the city Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The first professional firefighters appeared in St. Petersburg by order of Alexander I in 1803. Then the fire brigade consisted of 11 parts - from 1st to 4th, Admiralteyskaya, Karetnaya, Moscow, Liteinaya, Rozhdestvenskaya, Vasilievskaya, Petersburg and Vyborgskaya. Foreigners who visited Russia were surprised at the time that fire-fighting measures were established in St. Petersburg as few as anywhere in the world. To the credit of the St. Petersburg firefighters, it can be noted that St. Petersburg has never completely burned out, unlike Moscow, Novgorod and many other cities and capitals.

And this is a monument to the London firefighters.

Petersburg water carrier. Stands near the water museum

Until the middle of the 19th century, there was no centralized water supply system in St. Petersburg, its launch took place in 1863, and until that time its role was played by wells and water carriers, delivering water for money. On the cobblestones, they rolled wooden barrels on two wheels with water, which they took from rivers and canals, carrying it around the city. You could find out what kind of water the water carrier was selling by the color of the barrels: the white ones were filled from the Neva, the yellow ones from the Fontanka, and the green ones - from the canals. Information about the source of the water was important, since the quality of the water depended on it. The Neva water was considered the best. The monument to the St. Petersburg water carrier was opened in 2003 on Shpalernaya Street near the water tower, which now houses the Museum "The World of St. Petersburg Water". The monument is made of bronze by the design of the sculptor Sergei Dmitriev and the architect V. Vasiliev. He is a life-size figure of a water carrier pulling a barrel of water, and a playful dog is running in front of him.

On August 29, 2006, in Kazan, on Gorky Street, an opening ceremony of a monument dedicated to the history of water supply was held - a monument to a water carrier was erected.

The monument is a gift to the residents of Kazan for the City and Republic Day. The water carrier, the horse and the girl, cast from bronze, were completely made at the expense of one of the city's enterprises, for which it cost 3 million rubles.

Kronstadt, near the old building of the water tower

But there is such a water carrier in China.

Water carrier from Granada.

Monument to a porter in Germany.

Monument to a customs officer in Rostov-on-Don.

The monument was created by sculptor Sergei Oleshnya with A.M. Dementyev with the help of architects Yu. Dvornikov and S.V. Lebedeva. The sculptor had previously studied chronological photographs and materials for many months in order to truly understand and recreate the image of a customs officer of those years. The sculpture of the customs officer is made with full conformity in clothing and high-rise 2 meters 20 centimeters on a low (about 1 meter) granite pedestal. In the hands of the customs officer is the customs code approved by Tsarina Ekaterina Petrovna on December 15, 1749 (the date the Temernitskaya customs was founded).

Monument to a carriage driver in St. Petersburg.

The sculpture of a carriage driver, making up a single composition with horses and a trailer, is a monument to "Konka" at the intersection of the 7th line of V.O. and Sredny prospect. The monument was unveiled in 2004, when a carriage from 1872-1878 was installed, in 2005 2 horses appeared at the carriage, and in 2009 a sculpture of a carriage driver. The driver served the horse-drawn carriage together with the conductor. The conductor sold tickets and gave signals for stops and departures, the car driver drove the horses. Driving a horse demanded skill and strength - while driving down the bridge, the slightest mistake was enough and a heavy colossus could hit the horses. It was necessary to closely monitor the progress and, if necessary, immediately pull on the handbrake. The counselor also had to scare the gaping passers-by with strikes on the copper bell. If along the way there were steep climbs, then there were attached additional horses with their own coachman. When the car went down, the conductor also took part in braking. After the ascent and descent ended, the horses were unhooked and they remained to wait for the next show jumping, which needed their help. At the final stop, the horses were transferred to the other end of the carriage, a bell with a brake was installed and set off on the return trip.

Monument to the coachman in Chelyabinsk.

Monument to the coachmen ("Troika"), Lensk

A cabman with a horse and a dog from Yekaterinburg.

V one of the parks in Sochi is a monument to the usurer.

Monument to the Barber in Rostov.

The monument represents a man with a comb and a chair with a back, on which the client must sit. The barber extended his hand invitingly and it all looks so gallant that you just want to smile. Now, at every step, hairdressing salons and various beauty salons are being created, and in those days there could be only one hairdresser's in the whole city, people with natural talent and a sense of taste were taken there, because style courses did not exist at that time.

Banker from Yekaterinburg.

On August 22, 2008, a monument to the guard was erected in Yaroslavl. The figure appeared at the intersection of Lenin and October avenues.

It was at this place, at the entrance to the city, that the Romanovskaya Zastava was located in 1778. The image of the monument is collective: a quick-witted peasant with a rapier, and next to it is a funny crow and a campfire. It was installed on the 230th anniversary of the approval of the regular plan of Yaroslavl.

Monument to the land surveyor in Ufa.

There is a statement that the profession of a land surveyor is the oldest in the world in terms of age, because the earth is one of the eternal values, the basis of the life of every person.

Surveyor - land surveyor, surveyor, surveyor (French géomètre arpeteur, German Geometer, Feldmesser) - a technician who surveys land areas and parts of the earth's surface in general. Before Peter I, the persons involved in "describing and depicting lands" were called scribes, also clerks, patrons; their activities were determined by special scribal orders, of which the first was published in 1555, and the last - in 1684.

Merchant, Polotsk, Belarus.

And in Yekaterinburg, on Weiner Street, a two-meter "Pedigree" appeared.

The opening of the sculpture was timed to coincide with the Day of Trade Workers, which is celebrated on 23 July. The bronze "Peddler" immediately stands out among passers-by in height and appearance- in a frock coat, with a tray on which bottles of perfume, powder and spools of thread.

Rostov-on-Don is a large industrial and commercial center and one of the symbols of the city is a merchant peddler, whose monument was erected in 2006 near the Gorky Park.

Monument "Seller and Buyer" in Voronezh, "Cathedral" market

The general appearance of the monument is quite playful. Stylized figurines of a peddler, a merchant in mirrors and a young lady-customer depict a common scene - the purchase of a shawl. The sculptural trio stands out perfectly against the background of the walls of the church of Xenia of Petersburg. The types delight the eye with their recognizability. A three-ton bronze sculpture lures visitors at the entrance to the market. By the way, the monument has its own mark. If you want happiness and prosperity, rub the mirror in which the shawl shopper admires with your palm.

Boy selling newspapers.

Ulyanovsk, Lenina, 73 (near the Museum of the Simbirsk Printing House)

Newspaper seller in the United States.

In Portugal.

Norway, Alesund
Little newsboy.

A woman selling crabs.

From ancient times, women crab sellers walked the streets of Bremerhaven until the 70s with wheelbarrows.
So on one of the streets of the city there is a monument to Granatfrau, in the place where she had many regular customers.

Monument to a Trader at the Dolac Market in Zagreb

And this is a trader from Finland

Torun. Novomeysky market. Monument tradeswoman.

A lemon vendor from Hamburg.

Seeds trader in Minsk.

Chestnut vendor. Burgos, Spain.

An onion trader in Cork.

A sculpture by Seamus Murphy, created in 1935, adorns the city square.

Asparagus vendor in Schwetzingen

German cheese vendor at the fountain on the market square in Lenz.

Witch from Lviv.

Since 1985, in the courtyard of the legendary Lviv pharmacy-museum, there has been a sculpture of Vedunya - an elderly woman holding a snake in her right hand, and a bundle of herbs in her left.

A culinary apprentice in Ukaraine.

Organ grinders in Kiev

Near the Moscow Museum of Art.

Gomel

The work of the famous Gomel sculptor Vyacheslav Dolgov is located in one of the city squares of the Novobelitsky district. The composition represents an elderly organ grinder from the 19th century. At one time, the hurdy-gurdy was very popular among the townspeople who did not have access to expensive entertainment: after all, one could not only listen to music for a penny, but also draw out a ticket of luck.
The peculiarity of the composition lies in the fact that one of its constructive components - the organ's handle - can be set in motion. According to the author's idea, anyone can twist it and make a wish.

Organ grinder from Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

From Berlin.

Spinners from Uryupinsk.

Despite the stone city walls, life was unsafe in the Middle Ages. These are monuments to the guards who went around the city at night. .

Germany, Korbach.

And these are monuments to gold diggers.

In Canada.

Monument to gold diggers in front of the Mint in the city of Perth (Australia).

Gold miner from Finland

And this sculptural composition from Australia celebrates the people who built the Great Ocean Road.

Shepherd from London.

Stonecutter, Belgorod

Monument to the architect in Minsk.

Monument to the barge haule in the city on the Volga.

Installed in 1977 in Rybinsk, Volzhskaya embankment.
The author is the sculptor L. Pisarevsky.

Winegrower from Germany, Würzburg

Monument to Brewers in Tomsk.

The design of the monument is based on a sketch of a postcard from the beginning of the 20th century, with which the nephew of the founder of the Tomsk brewery, Robert Kruger, wished Tomsk residents a Happy New Year and Easter.

Kazan brewer.

A brewer from Rostov-on-Don.

The innkeeper (innkeeper) from Chelyabinsk.

The stationmaster from Mogilev.

The station manager is from Yekaterinburg.

A lamplighter from St. Petersburg.

The lamplighter's nose shines incredibly, apparently the residents and guests of St. Petersburg do not forget to rub it, hoping for the fulfillment of desires or good luck. The sculpture is made of bronze, it was opened on May 27, 1998. The author of the idea is St. Petersburg ethnographer S. Lebedev, architect V. L. Spiridonov, sculptors B. M. Sergeev and O. N. Pankratova. The sculpture is a type of lamplighter typical for Petersburg in the 19th century. The lamplighter sits at the house where the laboratory of the famous inventor A.N. Lodygin was located. In the same place in 1873 in St. Petersburg, for the first time in the world, an electric lantern, created by Alexander Lodygin, was lit. And the first non-electric lanterns appeared in St. Petersburg in November 1706 by order of Peter I. The street lighting was monitored by lampposts, whose duties included lighting and extinguishing lanterns, filling lanterns with flammable liquid, repairing lanterns. One lamplighter served 8-9 lanterns. Lanterns were lit from August to April. In 1723, 595 lanterns were working on the streets of St. Petersburg, they were served by 64 lamplighters. By 1794, there were already 3400 lanterns. The first models of lanterns were filled with hemp oil. In the middle of the century, kerosene oil appeared, and in 1819 gas lanterns were lit on Aptekarsky Island. With the advent of electric lanterns, the profession of a lamplighter began to become obsolete.

And here are the lamplighters.

In Tbilisi.

A colorful "Lampionist" appeared on the street of Old Tbilisi. On the territory adjacent to the "Konka" (tram) a lamp-man with his own staircase will again return to his favorite work.
The sculptor Irakli Tsuladze revived the old Tbilisi tradition and returned the "Lampioner" to the inhabitants of the capital.

From Germany.

Germany, Nuremberg.

The monument stands in the courtyard of a house in the center of Nuremberg. In this courtyard, until 1922, lamplighters gathered every evening before dispersing through the streets. The monument was erected in 1955. Sculpted by Heinz Khyber.

In Brest.

Monument to the lamplighter, Uncle Kolya.

The monument is located in Uzhgorod and it had a living prototype - the lamplighter "Uncle Kolya" until the beginning of the twentieth century lit lanterns on the central streets of the city, carrying with him a ladder, a suitcase with tools, a pack of newspapers, a bottle "for sugrevu" and a simple snack. This briefcase still stands at the feet of the monument. And inside the hollow bronze briefcase rests a real "check" - a gift from the installers, Uncle Kolya. Abandoned almost secretly from the sculptor.

Laundresses from the German city of Bendorf

Perfumer from Grasse.

The city of Grasse is the universally recognized world capital of perfumery, it was here in the 17th century that the production of what we now call perfumery began. Once the factories of Grasse supplied almost all of Europe with raw materials and perfumes.
It all started with a tiny town of artisans making gloves. In order to somehow highlight their products, resourceful craftsmen began to impregnate leather gloves with aromatic substances to give them a pleasant smell.
Today, Grasse produces 60% (!!!) of the world's perfumery products, as well as most of the aromatic oils that are used in the production of French perfumes. Eight of the eleven most famous fragrances in the world bloom here.Grasse is the birthplace of Chanel No. 5 perfumes.And one of the places where the famous novel "Perfume" by Patrick Suskind takes place.

The author of the sculpture is Tomek Kawiak. Installed in 1997.
The bronze perfumer was inspired by a 17th century engraving by Nicolas Larmessin.

Paper makers from Zülpich, Germany.

Dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the opening of paper workshops.

Monument to the Stargazer in Mogilev.

The bronze astrologer on the central square of Mogilev invites mortals to look into the sky more often, to think about the eternal and the lofty.

They say that according to the plan of the sculptor Vladimir Zhbanov, the monument should emit a powerful light beam into space, noticeable even outside the Solar System. The sky had to be cleared of clouds with multiple launch rocket systems so that the beam would penetrate directly into distant space. But then either the power of the electrical substation did not suffice, or Lukashenko got scared of the influx of aliens and banned the experiment.

Now the telescope is shining up, but not much. And around 12 chairs (in accordance with 12 signs of the zodiac), you can sit, dream, meditate

A little more exotic

Caravan drivers from Uzbekistan. Samarkand

The Minnesingers are medieval German lyric poetry singers.

Fountain in Nuremberg, Germany.

Boatman from Hungary, Gyor.

Toreador or Matador (Spanish matador, literally "the one who kills the bulls") - in the Spanish bullfight, the main participant who kills the bull. The monument is located in a square in Madrid.