In Krasnoyarsk Akademgorodok settled bronze animal – residents choose his name

With all the diversity of the Academian fauna, we have not yet received a photo of gophers. But the other day our subscriber reported that one of the bronze animals that flooded the city reached Akadem and settled on a bench near the 1st house. We are worried that now he will become the main hero of photo shoots and compete with local squirrels, the author wrote.

A small figure of the animal with a cup of nuts in his hands was placed on the bench. It doesn't look like a gopher, though.

Residents of Akademgorodok are already coming up with a name for a new neighbor. Among the proposed options are the Academies (as well as the Academician and Academician), Tikhon, Kiryush (in honor of Kirensky), Associate Professor, Dobrusha, Plush and Smart Magician.

According to the publication “Prospekt Mira”, exactly the same figure was found on the marketplace – judging by the description, it is a marmot. Confusing it with the gophers that appeared in the city is not worth it: those were made by sculptor Andrei Koshelev.