Claim: The monument in Perm, opened on September 9, 2006, is made with synthetic stone and occupies an area of about 3.5 meters by a monumentalist sculptor from Nizhny Tagil named Vladimir Pavlenko.
Evidence: "The Legend of Perm Bear" (Russian: "Легенда о пермском медведе") or "The Walking Bear" (Russian: "Идущий медведь") is a sculpture in Perm, which depicts a walking bear (the symbol depicted on the coat of arms of city). The sculpture was opened on September 9, 2006. The monument is made with synthetic stone and occupies an area about 3.5 m. The mass of bear is about 2.5 tonne, the foundation is 1.0 tonne. The author of the sculpture is Vladimir Pavlenko, a monumentalist sculptor from Nizhny Tagil, a member of Artists' Union of Russia and UNESCO International Association of Arts.