The monument to Afanasy Nikitin

The monument to Afanasy Nikitin is situated on the left bank of the Volga between the New and the Old Bridge on the dike of a similar name and is a genuine enrichment of the city. The creators of the sythesis are sculptor Orlov and planner Zakharov. The monument was set in 1955. The 4m bronze statue is situated on a stone platform. The image of the far ocean venture is a rook, and a review stage, progressed to the Volga, reminds the deck. Pictures of Afanasy Nikitin did not endure, so the monument portrays the picture of the shipper with the qualities of the Russian individuals. Tver vendor Athanasius Nikitin was the first of the Europeans who submitted his voyage to India amidst the century ΧV.

His adventure Nikitin portrayed in the book "Voyage Beyond Three Seas". There Nikitin inspired by precious stones. Neighborhood rulers offered him to remain and offered the material advantages, given that Afanasy would be Muslim. As a result of the refusal to change his religion was kept in jail. In transit back to his home in the port of Kaffa now Feodosia explorer possesses dedicated energy for movement records. Tragically, Afanasy did not return home as out and about close Smolensk turned out to be sick and passed on. Be that as it may, the occasions depicted Tver shipper around the same time was incorporated into the Moscow Chronicle. Inverse the monument to Afanasy Nikitin, you will see the Church of the Resurrection of Christ.