However, to be more precise, this is not the criminal San Sanych Bely, nicknamed Associate Professor. This is Yevgeny Ivanovich Troshkin, a kind-hearted man, a war veteran, head of a Moscow kindergarten, at the request of the investigative authorities, participating in the search for Alexander's stolen golden helmet Macedonian. This story includes the character of the film “Gentlemen of Fortune”, played by the famous actor and people's favorite Yevgeny Leonov.

There were many roles in Leonov's life, but the Associate Professor he played broke all records of popularity. Suffice it to say that after its release on the big screen, the film was quoted in the shortest possible time. What are the famous “I'll tear my mouth, I'll prick out the morgals!” or “Help me! Hooligans deprive them of sight!” Character expressions were included in special dictionaries, including those created by foreign researchers of Russian slang.

The monument, designed by sculptor Ekaterina Chernysheva, is installed near Mosfilm. In 2015, it was stolen and sawn, but a year later a new monument was opened on the same site — just like the previous one, but with a kinder smile.