"Lady with a Dog" appeared in the square in front of Komarovsky Market in Minsk in 2001. Its author is the sculptor Vladimir Zhbanov, known for his unusual works that adorn many squares and streets of the Belarusian capital. As one can easily guess from the name, the statue depicts the main heroine of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's story "Lady with a Dog," Anna Sergeyevna von Dideritz, with her constant companion — a Spitz.
Vladimir Zhbanov's "Lady with a Dog" is an excellent example of so-called urban sculpture, especially since a photographer with a vintage camera has settled nearby, with his lens aimed at the beautiful Yalta lady with a dog.
By the way, a few years later this copy of Zhdanov's sculpture was commissioned by another Belarusian city — Mogilev. So now the lady with a dog can also be admired on the steps of the drama theater in another corner of the country.
It is believed that for good luck you should rub the dog's snout — just like at Ploshchad Revolyutsii station in Moscow. And on the photographer, people usually rub the lens, the shoe on his left foot, and the hat he is holding in his hand.
