▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁alleg ory ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁fair y ▁tale ▁poem ▁Bar ma ley ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁by ▁Kor ney ▁Ch uk ov sky . ▁Ex cer pt ▁( liter al ▁translation ): ▁ ▁While ▁being ▁burn ed ▁in ▁fire ▁by ▁Bar ma ley , ▁Doctor ▁Ay bol it ▁asked ▁a ▁cro cod ile ▁brought ▁in ▁by ▁a ▁g or illa ▁to ▁sw allow ▁up ▁Bar ma ley , ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁harm ▁little ▁children . ▁The ▁cro cod ile ▁did ▁so , ▁but ▁Bar ma ley ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁after ▁prom ising ▁to ▁change . ▁Bar ma ley ▁became ▁nic er ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁kind er , ▁that ▁he ▁now ▁loved ▁little ▁children ▁and ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁friendly ▁b aker . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Pictures ▁ ▁Category : Mon uments ▁and ▁mem orial s ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : F ount ains ▁in ▁Russia ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Vol g og rad ▁Category : R eb u ilt ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Russia <0x0A> </s> ▁Anthony ▁" An to " ▁Th ist le th wa ite ▁( born ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁L utter worth , ▁Le ic esters hire , ▁England ) ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁multi - inst rument al ist ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁( with ▁guitar ist ▁Mike ▁Scott ) ▁of ▁the ▁folk