Monument of the Great October Revolution (Rostov-on-Don)
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Russian: Памятник Великой Октябрьской революции | |
 View of the monument from Gorky Park | |
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| Location | Gorky Park in Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 47°13′25″N 39°42′33″E / 47.22361°N 39.70917°E |
| Designer | V. Dubovik |
| Type | Monument |
| Material | Bronze, granite |
| Opening date | 1979 |
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Monument of the Great October Revolution (Russian: Памятник Великой Октябрьской революции) is a bronze monument dedicated to the October Revolution and establishment of the Soviet rule in Rostov-on-Don. Sculptor V. Dubovik and architect E. Polyanskiy created design of the sculptures of three men: a soldier, a seaman and a peasant. The peasant keeps the flag flying. The seaman take purchase on a rifle. The sculptures stands on the red granitical 4.5-metre pedestal. By design, general appearance of the monument symbolize steadfastness of the triumph of the Revolution.[1] The sculpture composition was opened in 1979. It is located at the spot where a rally for establishment of the Soviet rule in the city took place on October 26, 1917. The front of the base carries a bronze plaque reminding about this event:
Crowded rally for support of the triumph of the Socialist Revolution in Petrograd and establishment of the Soviet rule in Rostov-on-Don took place here on October 26, 1917.[2]