MAI Honors Cat Mуsa with Monument
In May, a monument to the cat Muses was erected.
Consensus
- A monument was installed at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) in honor of a cat named Mуsa.
- Mуsa lived at MAI for more than 20 years.
- Mуsa was considered an unofficial mascot of the university.
- Students and staff often interacted with Mуsa, including petting her before exams.
- Mуsa died on April 21, 2025.
- The monument was unveiled on September 25, 2025.
Points of divergence
- Mуsa was nicknamed 'cat from the trash' because she spent most of her time in the third building. — vm
- Mуsa's favorite place was the co-working space, where she would sit on students' laps. — vm
- A bronze monument to a nine-year-old border collie named Tsunami was installed in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in September, after the dog helped save 26 people during a rescue operation following an earthquake. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- IN MAY erected a monument to a cat that was petted for luck before exams — Вечерняя Москва
- IN MAY A MONUMENT TO CAT MUSE WAS ERRECTED — Вести