Maris-Rudolf Eduardovich Liepa was a Latvian ballet dancer who for more than 20 years performed with the internationally renowned Bolshoi classical ballet company based in Moscow. Located near to the Latvijas Nacionālā Opera (National Opera House) is a sculpture in dedication to the dancer who died in 1989. The monument was unveiled in 2013 and is the work of the Estonian artists Jaan Tomiks and Jiri Tomiks Ojavers.