Monument to I. F. Krusenstern
Adam Johann (birth name) is the youngest son of judge Johann Friedrich von Krusenstern and his wife Christina Frederica von Toll. On November 19, 1770, he was born on a tiny, poor estate on the banks of the Keila River, with land almost unsuitable for cultivation. He received his education by studying at a church school, and after that at the Naval Cadet Corps in Kronstadt.
Address:
St. Petersburg, emb. Lieutenant Schmidt, 17
Ivan Krusenstern devoted a considerable part of his life to military service.
He distinguished himself in the war with Sweden - in the Battle of Holland in 1788 and took part in many others. In 1790 he was awarded the rank of lieutenant. In 1793, Ivan Fedorovich went to England to study. There he took part in naval battles with the French and sailed to the Bay of Bengal, intending to explore East Indian waters in order to open a new route for Russian trade. The most important achievement of the navigator can rightfully be considered that he made the first Russian trip around the world.
Together with his assistant captain-lieutenant Yuri Lisyansky on the ships Neva and Nadezhda, Ivan Fedorovich made many geographical discoveries and contributed to the development of Russian-American trade and more. Kruzenshtern rose to the rank of admiral and spent the second half of his life teaching in the cadet corps, which he himself graduated from at one time.
In 1827, he became the director of this educational institution and improved it in every possible way: he introduced new disciplines for study, expanded libraries and museums. On the eve of the centenary of the birth of Ivan Fedorovich, it was decided to erect a monument to him. Part of the money for the construction was collected by sailors of the Russian fleet, and the remaining funds were issued by decree of Emperor Alexander II. The official start of construction was made on the anniversary of Krusenstern, November 8, 1870. The bronze figure, designed by I. N. Schroeder, was made in December 1872. The development of the base, made of granite, belongs to I. A. Monighetti. The grand opening of the monument took place on November 6, 1873. The monument to I.F. Krusenstern is located on the Lieutenant Schmidt embankment, opposite the very building in which the admiral once worked and studied. At the foot of the monument there is a bronze shield with the coat of arms of Krusenstern and a motto meaning “living in hope.”
He distinguished himself in the war with Sweden - in the Battle of Holland in 1788 and took part in many others. In 1790 he was awarded the rank of lieutenant. In 1793, Ivan Fedorovich went to England to study. There he took part in naval battles with the French and sailed to the Bay of Bengal, intending to explore East Indian waters in order to open a new route for Russian trade. The most important achievement of the navigator can rightfully be considered that he made the first Russian trip around the world.
Together with his assistant captain-lieutenant Yuri Lisyansky on the ships Neva and Nadezhda, Ivan Fedorovich made many geographical discoveries and contributed to the development of Russian-American trade and more. Kruzenshtern rose to the rank of admiral and spent the second half of his life teaching in the cadet corps, which he himself graduated from at one time.
In 1827, he became the director of this educational institution and improved it in every possible way: he introduced new disciplines for study, expanded libraries and museums. On the eve of the centenary of the birth of Ivan Fedorovich, it was decided to erect a monument to him. Part of the money for the construction was collected by sailors of the Russian fleet, and the remaining funds were issued by decree of Emperor Alexander II. The official start of construction was made on the anniversary of Krusenstern, November 8, 1870. The bronze figure, designed by I. N. Schroeder, was made in December 1872. The development of the base, made of granite, belongs to I. A. Monighetti. The grand opening of the monument took place on November 6, 1873. The monument to I.F. Krusenstern is located on the Lieutenant Schmidt embankment, opposite the very building in which the admiral once worked and studied. At the foot of the monument there is a bronze shield with the coat of arms of Krusenstern and a motto meaning “living in hope.”
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