Pavel Volya Rubbed Monuments for Luck on Kirovka Street

Comedian Pavel Volya has posted a vlog from his walk down Chelyabinsk's main pedestrian street, showing him rubbing sculptures for good luck, over a month after his concert in the city.
Jan 26, 2026
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During his walk, the comedian blended in so seamlessly with his surroundings that he was hard to distinguish from other locals.
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Famous showman Pavel Volya has shared a video with his followers of his walk down Kirova Street, the main pedestrian thoroughfare in Chelyabinsk. The footage shows the artist following a local tradition by rubbing parts of sculptures for good luck.

In the video, he touches the lamp on the monument to a camel driver and the cane in the hands of the figure of Alexander Rozenbaum. The video was published with a noticeable delay—Volya«s concert at the Yunost Sports Palace took place over a month and a half ago.

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