Rimsky-Korsakov Monument

The Rimsky-Korsakov monument (Russian: Памятник Римскому-Корсакову) is a bronze statue of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), the Russian composer, teacher, conductor, public figure, music critic, and member of the "Mighty Handful".^[1]

Rimsky-Korsakov Monument

Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Type	Statue
Material	Bronze
Completion date	1952
Dedicated to	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

The monument was erected in 1952 in Saint Petersburg (then known as Leningrad) in Theater Square in front of the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. Rimsky-Korsakov taught there for almost forty years.

The monument was created by sculptors V. Bogolyubov and V. Ingal, and architect M. Shepilevsky. The statue has been listed as a cultural monument.^[2]