Monument to Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov

Russian Russian poet, writer and publicist, N. A. Nekrasov is a classic of Russian literature. He is best known for such works as the novel poem "Who lives well in Russia", the poems "Frost, Red Nose", "Russian Women", "Grandfather Mazai and the Hares".

​His poems were mainly devoted to the sufferings of the people and the tragedy of the peasantry.

He introduced the wealth of the national language and folklore into Russian poetry, making extensive use of the speech patterns of the common people in his works.

He spent his childhood in the village of Greshnevo, located 20 km from Yaroslavl. Later, he owned the Karabikha estate, the only estate complex in the Yaroslavl region in the second half of the XVIII – early XIX centuries, which retained its original architectural appearance, and a house in Yaroslavl on the former Dvoryanskaya Street.

Yaroslavl residents intended to erect a monument to the great poet at the beginning of the twentieth century. Fundraising for creation and installation was regularly organized. However, it turned out to realize the idea only 80 years after the poet's death. The monument to Nekrasov was designed by architect L. M. Polyakov. The idea was brought to life by sculptor G. I. Motovilov. The monument was presented to residents and visitors of the city in 1958.

The monument is located on the Volga embankment, at the end of Pervomaisky Boulevard.