Square Siberian cats

Walking through Tyumen, you can find unusual Square - Square Siberian cats. It installed 12 sculptures of cats and cats of molten cast iron and coated with gold paint. In this post you will learn the history of the name of the square and the legend of the exploits of cats in the besieged Leningrad.
The idea of creating the park cats in Tyumen has a very interesting history. During the Great Patriotic War in the besieged Leningrad almost no cats, they just ate. At the beginning of the blockade in 1941, in relation to citizens extermination of cats were negative, but began to die from exhaustion native people, and no one was looking for excuses murder cats. Many meat furry animals saved the life: lunch it was often the only option for people something to eat. Because feline fraternity alive while remaining units

In the absence of cats besieged city flooded bred rats. According to the stories of Leningrad, the hordes of rodents, cross the street, blocking the movement of trams, destroyed the grain in the mill where the flour was milled for the entire city. They attacked the people gnaw noses sleeping. Ruined in the Hermitage paintings of great artists. Rats were trying to put pressure tanks fired - all to no avail. Shortly after breaking the blockade to save Leningrad from the voracious rodents, the city was delivered a few cars smoky cats from the Yaroslavl region (smoky considered the best rat-catchers). But the cats at all is not enough - they are instantly snapped up, followed by lined up the queue. In January 1944 the kitten in Leningrad cost 500 rubles, while a kilogram of bread sold for 50 rubles.

Once the blockage has been removed completely, it was another "cat mobilization". This time Murok and Barsik recruited in Siberia, specifically to protect the priceless vaults of the Hermitage in Leningrad and other palaces and museums. The winter of 1944, police began collecting cats in Tyumen. In just two weeks, the city prepared to resettle 238 males and females between the ages of six months to five years. Many do bring their pets to the assembly point. The first volunteer was the black-and-white cat Amur, which the hostess handed over personally. Pets brought to the assembly point residents Ishim, Zavodoukovsk, Yalutorovsk. A total of Siberia was removed about 5,000 animals. So Siberian cats rescued Hermitage and founded a new population of Leningrad cats. By the way, the cats in the Hermitage and other museums from the XVIII century, located in the "State" specifically for the fight against rats and mice. Today, about seven dozen cats and dogs have their own "Hermitage passport".
Monuments of cats in the world are many. In Cyprus, even there is a monastery of cats that are fed by tourists. But Tyumen Square "Siberian cat" - the only one in the world.