On the bank of the Volga, which Nikolai Nekrasov loved so much and celebrated in his works, his monument now stands. Once, the writer lived in this city, he spent his school years here, and near Yaroslavl he had his own estate, where he stayed in the summer.
The monument to Nikolai Nekrasov was erected in 1958, although before that the city repeatedly organized fundraising efforts to preserve the memory of the native poet. But each time the money collected was not enough, so the monument appeared in Yaroslavl only 80 years after the death of Nikolai Alekseyevich.
The sculptor depicted the writer standing at full height, thoughtfully gazing into the distance – at his beloved Volga. The pedestal bears the words: "I dedicated my lyre to my people," and nearby the bas-reliefs depict scenes from the writer's most famous works: "The Little Peasant Boy," "Orina, a Soldier's Mother," and "Who Can Be Happy in Russia".
In 2021, it will be 200 years since the birth of Nikolai Nekrasov. The Yaroslavl authorities began preparing for this date in advance: the plans include preserving the existing cultural sites associated with the writer's name, as well as creating new ones, for example, the museum and tourist complex "Nekrasov Left Bank." In addition, the townspeople came up with the idea of creating Nekrasov Boulevard.
