Monument to Semen Dezhnev

A monument to the great pioneer

Original Text

The monument to Semenu Dezhnev (also called a monument dedicated to memory of the land passers-by and sailors of XVII – XVIII century) is installed in the center of the Great Ustüga next to the Uspensky Cathedral in 1971 S.I. De ...

In running state

Original Text

Stands on the Cathedral. Very narrow. It is evident that nobody has been engaged in it for a long time. There is no explanatory information nearby. It would be good if we placed plates with a brief description of it d...

Judging by the remaining sources, it was characterized by reliability, honesty, peaceful ...

Original Text

The first (1971), as far as it is known, is a monument to the land passer (still bust in the Moscow State University and in 2005 in Yakutsk). Dezhnev was not a native of the Great Ustüga, but it is known that in 1630 he joined the recruitment of people to the service ...

A good monument to a decent man.

Original Text

A good monument to a decent man. And although it is not established that Semen was from V.Ustyuga (like Khabarov, whose monument also decorates the city), but pleases the attitude of local historians and vacuum...

Respectful memory

Original Text

Visited part of the tour of the city of Great Ustügu. A decent sample of memory for brave people. Attentive for those who are interested in history and that part of it as the development and discovery of the North.