The assistant of Saint Nicholas is the first mini-sculpture Uzhgorod’s. Its author is Mikhail Kolodko. It is located on the railing on Theater square (GPS: 48.622069, 22.298199). Almost immediately Uzhgorod residents began to affectionately call him Nikolai.
Installed this cute mini-sculpture on December 19, 2010. Her figure is made of bronze. The height of the miniature Nikolaychik is only 16 centimeters, but it weighs as much as 12 kg. Sculpture almost immediately after installation it became the center of Saint Nicholas day celebrations and charity auctions in the city.
Local residents believe that if you RUB your nose Nikolaychik and make a wish desire, it will come true, of course, if you behaved well at least for a long time last year.
In his book “Uzhgorod – the world capital of mini-sculptures” Nadezhda Popadyuk describes the legend associated with this mini-sculpture full of fairy-tale atmosphere. According to this legend, in December 2010, Saint Nicholas counted how many letters were sent from different cities and villages of Ukraine, and it turned out that the most wishes he received from children from Uzhgorod. And most importantly all these children’s letters differed in content from others, Uzhgorod children often asked not for material goods and gifts, and health for parents and happiness and love for the family. This so struck a good heart St. Nicholas that he decided to open an official representative office in Uzhgorod and installed a mini-sculpture on the railing near the pedestrian bridge on Theater square your authorized assistant. Since then everyone can RUB the nose of Uzhhorod Nikolaychik for healing from diseases or to find your happiness.
Mini sculpture mikolajczyk 
Mini sculpture assistant of Saint Nicholas 
Nikolaychik 
Opening Of Nikolaychik
