Tatishchev Monument (Tolyatti)

The Tatishchev Monument (Russian: Памятник Татищеву) is an equestrian statue on the banks of the Volga at Tolyatti.

The monument was financed by the Spiritual Heritage fund and donations by organizations, institutions and citizens.

The monument is in the form a miniature fortress of Peter the Great's era - masonry walls with protruding polygonal towers.

Hooligans hang balloons on the horse periodically, and the pedestal is sometimes marred with graffiti which, from lack of resources, the authorities usually clean only when preparing the monument for some celebration.

But the statue is the image most commonly associated with the city, becoming almost its official symbol, and representations of it can be seen everywhere, from tickets to cognac labels.