Ceremony to unveil a monument to Admiral Fyodor Ushakov

The monument was erected on Labour Square, in front of the Peter the Great Central Naval Museum. The unveiling ceremony was timed to coincide with Russian Navy Day.

The monument was created by sculptor Vladislav Manachinsky, and architects Anatoly Chernov and Lada Chernova. The statue of the admiral is 3.6 metres high, while the total height of the sculptural composition of about eight metres.