MONUMENTS TO PROMINENT PEOPLE IN STAVROPOL REGION MONUMENTS

MONUMENTS TO PROMINENT PEOPLE IN STAVROPOL REGION MONUMENTS TO PROMINENT PEOPLE IN STAVROPOL AND PYATIGORSK SCHOOL № 16 MARINA CHUKANOVA

MONUMENTS GORGEOUS, ORDINARY HONOUR, TELL, INSPIRE MAKE US REMEMBER OUR HISTORY CULTURAL HERITAGE

Contents • Introduction • Chapter I Monuments to prominent people in Stavropol • Chapter II • Monuments to prominent people in Pyatigorsk

Introduction Cultural establishments and monuments influence greatly on the formation of cultural environment of any place. Our Stavropol region is rich in cultural and historical monuments and sights. People keep carefully documents and materials about events and people created our history. Glory to all of them who made a lot for our country

Chapter I Monuments in Stavropol The main city of our region Stavropol is in the list of historical places of our country. It was founded in 1777 as a fortress to protect the southern boarders of Russia. The cultural heritage of Stavropol is represented by ancient buildings, monuments, memorial places. There are 167 historical places in the city. Among them are the monuments to A. Suvorov, A. Pushkin, M. Gorki, N. E. Nikiforaki, A. P. Yermolov, K. L. Hetagurov and Historical-cultural museum of G. Prozritelev and G. Prave. The museum is famous for its exhibitional activity.

The monument to governor-general N. E. Nikiforaki. He was the first governorgeneral of Stavropol province. He made a lot for the province and for the city. The monument to the First Teacher. The monument was constructed on the initiative of ex-governor A. Chernogorov. The avenue of Honourable People of Stavropol region.

The monument to M. Lermontov is on theatrical square. The Stavropol Drama Theatre is named after M. Lermontov. The monument to A. Pushkin was set up in 1987 to 150 th anniversary of his death. It is situated on the southern slope of Fortress Mountain.

A. P. Yermolov is the outstanding Russian military leader. He was the commanderin-chief of the first period of Cacausian war. He did a lot for the development of our region. The monument to A. P. Yermolov was set up in 1998 not far from Tifliss Gate.

The monument to K. Hetagurov was set up on the crossing of K. Marks Street and Hetagurov Street. K. Hetagurov was the poet, artist, sculptor and the founder of Osset literature. He studied in Stavropol gymnasium and later he worked in the newspaper “North Caucasus”

On Fortress Mountain is the monument to A. V. Suvorov. It was set up in 1976. He was commander-in-chief of Caucasian line in 1778 and he visited Stavropol fortress many times.

Chapter II Monuments in Pyatigorsk Our city may be proud of the history of our city. It has a lot of historical places and monuments to well-known people. The first monument to our famous poet M. Lermontov was set up in our town. It was set on the 16 of August 1898. Nowadays there are concerts, festivals dedicated to M. Lermontov at the monument.

When you come to our city by train, you’ll see the monument to S. M. Kirov. He was the famous revolutionary and did a lot for our city. The first monument was set up in 1940 on the square at the railway station. The second monument was set in 1959. If you walk along Kirov street, you’ll see the monument to another revolutionary G. Andjievsky was the Chaiman of the Soviet deputies in Pyatigorsk. The first monument was set up at the fountain “Dwarfs” in the square on the 7 th of November 1925. That square was called Andjievsky. By 1934 the monument became very dilapidated. The new monument was set up in 1936 in Pushkin square. Then that square was renamed into Andjievsky square.

On Kirov street there is a monument to Nina Poptsova. She fought against fascists. She did a lot for liberation of our city. The monument to N. Poptsova was set up in 1961, sculptor M. G. Minkin. Lieutenant- General P. M. Koslov took part in the liberation of our city from fascists. His monument is on the central square of Goryachevodsk. It was set up in 1957.

Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut in our country and all over the world. There is an obelisk to this famous person. It was set up near the former cinema “Kosmos” in 1969. The sculptor E. N. Rukavishnikov made the obelisk and presented it to the city.

Near the Scientific Research Institute of Health Resort there is a monument to the great Russian poet A. S. Pushkin. It was a gift of the sculptor Anikushin to our city. It was set up in 1982. On the ceremony there were 70 poets from 15 soviet republics and abroad.

In park “Flower Garden” near the central drinking gallery there is a monument to Cossack Mother. It was set up on the 26 th of September 2015. The author of this project is Ravil Yussupov. Mother and children see their father to war. According to the idea of the author the Cossack family is the base of strength of spirit and traditional bringing up.

Not far from tram stop “Dzerzhinskaya Street” in the small beautiful square there is a monument to L. N. Tolstoi. The monument was set up in 2005 and it is dedicated to the 225 th anniversary of our city. The author of the monument is the citizen of Lermontov Svetlana Avakova.

The monument to Osset poet Kosta Hetagurov was set up on November 25, 2009. It is situated not far from the main city square. The sculptor is George Sabeev. The Rector of the Institute of Economy and Management V. Vazagov and P. Kussov the director of Pyatigorsk Electricity Department suggested to establish this monument. The Osset community supported this idea.

The monument to Anna Tsalikova. It is on her grave. She was a teacher. K. Hetagurov loved her and dedicated her a lot of poems and letters. He also made her portrait. In 1915 sculptor V. V. Kozlov designed a monument to Anna Tsalikova. On the monument we can see a desk, a blackboard and a teacher with pupils.

Not far from the memorial “The Eternal Fire” there is a monument to general A. P. Yermolov. It was set up on September 11, 2010. The sculptor is Ravil Yussupov.

Enjoying wonderful views from the top of Mashuk you can’t but noticing the monument to A. V. Pastukhov, the famous explorer of the North Caucasus. It is on the southern slope of Mashuk. Not tall obelisk with a cross and a basrelief looked to the East according to the orthodox tradition. It was made by the well-known sculptor Andreoletti and his sons in Tifliss. Nowadays it looks to the South. The original bas-relief was lost and the new one was made by the sculptor M. G. Minkin.

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