Monument to Admiral F.F. Ushakov

All the beauty of the Cathedral Square and the Cathedral of the Holy Righteous Warrior Theodor Ushakov located on it complements the monument to this famous naval commander.

At the grand opening of the monument, in 2006, was attended by the President of Russia – Vladimir Putin. The development of the project of the monument was entrusted to the sculptor Nikolai Filatov. The monument represents a full-length figure of the Admiral, mounted on a high pedestal.

Fedor Ushakov is a great naval commander, admiral and commander of the Black Sea Fleet, who achieved great success in heavy battles. He brilliantly conducted major battles at the island of Tendra, Cape Kaliakria and won the battle of Kerch. Ushakov was an adherent of Suvorov tactics of training military sailors, was the first who successfully mastered the principles of maneuverability of the sailing fleet. In 1944, the Ushakov Military Order of two degrees and a medal were established. In the name of the admiral, the bay in the Bering Sea and the cape on the Sea of Okhotsk are named.

F.F. Ushakov is listed as a saint, as a righteous warrior, by the Russian Orthodox Church.