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All Hail the Pig of Kalach

Having a statue in your European town can lend a certain amount of prestige. Whether it's Rocky Balboa in Serbia or an ugly guy in Italy, a large statue can make the difference between tourists visiting your otherwise unexciting village or skipping it entirely.

So now you'll have to add the southwestern Russian village of Kalach to your list. You can find it on a map near the larger town of Voronezh, and the people of Kalach want you to come see their new pig monument. In a town famous for its pork sausages, the local people wanted to give their thanks to pigs, whose meat has provided their livelihood for the last 80 years. Rush to the pig statue of Kalach before the crowds do.

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[Sadly not the Kalach statue: christine592]