This unusual monument is dedicated to the Kursk Antonovka variety of apples and consists of a two metre high apple weighing 150 kilos and with a diameter of one and a half metres. The Kursk Antonovka is an apple cultivar which is popular in Russia which was first cultivated in the Kursk Governorate in the 19th century. This monument is by the famous sculptor Vyacheslav Klykov. It was unveiled in 2004 and is one of the last monuments of the sculptor who died in 2006.