Monument to L.I. Oshanin

The monument to L.I. Oshanin is one of the modern monuments of the city of Rybinsk, dedicated to the Russian Soviet poet-songwriter L.I. Oshanin. The monument to the poet is located on the Volga embankment, in the city of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region. In Rybinsk, this place is called an observation deck.

The monument is a full-length figure of the poet, cast in bronze and installed on the observation deck. The pedestal of Lev Oshanin stands on the banks of the Volga, holding a book in his hand and leaning on the parapet of the embankment, next to the poet’s cloak lies. His eyes are directed towards the great river Volga. The poet has a wonderful view: the archaeological monument of Ust-Sheksna, the confluence of the Sheksna River into the Volga River, Petrovsky Park.

Lev Ivanovich Oshanin is considered an honorary citizen of the city, one of the revered natives of the city of Rybinsk. He is the author of the songs “And in our yard ...”, “The Volga flows”, “Eh, Roads”, “Yaroslavia”, “May there always be the sun”. The opening of the monument occurred on the day of the city of Rybinsk, August 4, 2003. For this monument, Mahmud Muhammadovich Nurmatov, the author of the monument and sculptor, was awarded the prize of the Yaroslavl region.