Mikeshin himself was not a sculptor, therefore the 129 individual statues for the monument were made by the leading Russian sculptors of the day, including his friend  and the promising new sculptor, Alexander Opekushin.
Since Mikeshin wasn't a sculptor himself, the 129 statues for the monument were crafted by renowned Russian sculptors of the era, including his close friend and up-and-coming artist, Alexander Opekushin.