Location: Yakutsk
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Things to do in Yakutsk, Far Eastern District: The Best Monuments & Statues
Yakutsk (Russian: Якутск, IPA: [jɪˈkutsk]; Sakha: Дьокуускай, D'okuuskay, pronounced [ɟokuːskaj]) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about 450 kilometers (280 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. Population: 269,601 (2010 Census); 210,642 (2002 Census); 186,626 (1989 Census).
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1. Monument Dezhnev and Abakayade
2. Monument to Petr Beketov
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By sergeyk147
Yes, Pyotr - not Petr! - Beketov (stress is on the second syllable) really built a small wooden dwelling on the Lena river in 1632 but, first, some 70 kilometers to the north, second, on its opposite bank and, third, it bore a different name - Lensky ostrog which means "a wooden fort on Lena". Pretty soon, however, Mother Nature demonstrated that that was a bad choice 'coz spring debacles and consequent floods brought the settlement on the verge of total annihilation. So the ostrog was moved to the place where Yakutsk stands now - and renamed. Beketov was not a typical Russian conquistador. Though not exactly a tender prince of a guy he still mostly treated locals in a human way and preferred peaceful means of governing them. It sounds absolutely astonishing but he built that fort right in the center of a populous region with just 30 - THIRTY! - cossacks and immediately started to collect fur tribute from indigenous people. Yakutsk was not the only city founded by him. Then came Zhigansk, Nerchinsk (main Russian silver-mining district for decades) and Chita - a city with about 350,000 inhabitants nowadays. The monument is not in the downtown but the place is nice - Lena flowing nearby, green landscape. The major deficiency is that to get there one must cross a wide and rather buzy street so mind the traffic.
