The monument was built according to its own design project for the savings of the villagers.
A monument to potatoes was opened in the village of Stary Kuklyuk, Yelabuga region of the Republic of Tatarstan, local media reported today, November 12, 2019.
According to press reports, this is another step towards the 75th anniversary of the Victory over fascism. According to local residents, the monument is intended to remind new generations that potatoes during the war were the "second bread" that helped people survive in a time of famine. Without her, there would be no one to stand at the machines, to work in the fields, the initiators of the idea say.
The potato monument was built according to its own design project for the savings of the villagers. It is an image of agricultural tools necessary for cultivating the land in order to grow potatoes. According to media reports, the villagers dispensed with sculptors, made a monument as they saw it.
The honor of the opening of the monument to the potato was entrusted to the workers of the rear.
Old Kuklyuk is considered a "potato village". This is the only farm in the area where this crop is grown. Every year 460 hectares of land are sown with potatoes. This year, an unprecedentedly high yield was noted - 320 centners per hectare, the best indicator in the republic.
Source: http://www.rewizor.ru/