Kirov Square in the city of Vologda
Description:
Kirov Square in the city of Vologda - a square named after S.M. Kirov is located at the intersection of Zosimovskaya and Lenin streets. Once on the site of Kirov Square was Platz-Parade Square, here on royal days it was held parades of troops of the local garrison. In 1916, the first radio station in Vologda was installed on this square, which later transmitted the news about the October Revolution to the citizens.
After the revolution, the square was renamed Soviet, and in December 1918, the square hosted the first review of the troops of the Vologda garrison, which was conducted by the district military commissar Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze. In 1934-1936, on the site of Soviet Square, a square was broken, which later received the name of Kirov.
On October 27, 1968, on the 50th anniversary of the Lenin Komsomol, an obelisk of Glory to the Vologzhan-Heroes of the Soviet Union was opened in Kirov Square. Square is one of the favorite places for walks of residents and guests of the city.