Monument to Nicholas Grodekovo install in Primorye

The monument to the Governor-General Nikolai Amur Grodekovo establish a border village of Primorsky Krai. The event is held on the central square of the village on September 22 in honor of the 170th anniversary of the historic figure.

Monument erected in Nicholas Grodekovo Primorye

Bust of the Governor-General by the artist-sculptor George Sharoglazovym - a member of the Union of Artists of Russia.

Question of the monument to Nicholas Grodekovo who has made a significant contribution to the development of the Primorsky Territory, Amur and Khabarovsk, was raised at an event with a representative of the Primorsky Territory in the Federation Council Tatiana Zabolotnaya.

"It is unfair that in Primorye is still no monument to the man who did so much for the development of the Far East. History is important, first of all, for fostering a sense of patriotism among young people, "- said Vladimir Miklushevsky.

Nikolai Grodekov from 1898 to 1906 he held the post of governor-general of the Amur. It is named after a railway station Grodekovo 1 (Frontier Village) - the first passenger station, where the train from Moscow to Vladivostok Who crossed Manchuria by the CER, and again entering into the territory to Russia, as well as freight station Grodekovo II. Also in the Primorye region have Anuchinskom Grodekovo village.

In 1893 he was appointed assistant Grodekov Amur governor and commander of the military district of the Amur. Here he launched a broad educational activities organized in Khabarovsk Division of the Imperial Geographical Society. With the assistance of Grodekov opened a public library, a museum with rich collections of archeology, ethnography and fauna of the region.