Old man Hottabych and the magic lamp are one of the most unusual and memorable sculptures in Vitebsk. As a gift to Vitebsk and the residents of the city on its 1043rd anniversary, a sculpture of old man Hottabych holding a man with a camel in his hands was installed near the building of the Belarusian Lyalka Theater. Its height is 1.8 meters. The magical hero hovers on a magic carpet near the place where the author of the famous fairy tale once lived. Lazar Lagin (the pseudonym was formed from the fusion of the first syllables of his real name and surname – Lazar Ginzburg) was born in Vitebsk in 1903 and lived on Podvinskaya Street, later renamed Tolstoy. Now the hero of his fairy tale story, translated into 15 languages of the world, fulfills the wishes of all who touch the magic lamp.

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Эмилия Березина

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A very interesting monument is located in Vitebsk. Since childhood, I have loved Lazar Lagin's fairy tale "Old Man Hottabych". Maybe she knew, but she had already forgotten that Lazar Lagin lived and wrote his fairy tale in Vitebsk. Therefore, when we arrived in Vitebsk, the first thing we did was go to this monument. You need to make a wish and rub the stopper of the magic jug. I really love fairy tales, so it was a great pleasure for me to meet Hottabych.

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