Cosmonaut Pavel Belyaev Monument

He was born not far from Vologda. His name is engraved on the first monument ever erected beyond planet Earth.

It happened on August 1, 1971 when David Scott, the commander of Apollo 15, left on the Moon an aluminum sculpture depicting a man in a spacesuit as well as a plaque bearing names of eight US astronau...

Memory of the Honorary Citizen of the City

Original Text

The monument to the cosmonaut Pavl Belyaev was opened in 1979 and is located in the improved Oktyabrskaya square at the intersection of the streets of Oktyabrskaya and Maltseva. The pilot-cosmonaut Belyaev, Hero of the Soviet Union and ...

Pavlo Belyaev's monument to the astronaut

Original Text

The monument to the cosmonaut P.I.Belyayev (1925-1970), the native of the Vologda land is installed in the Oktyabrsky Square of Vologda in 1979.

His name is written on the first in the world monument outside the Earth

Original Text

On August 1, 1971, American David Scott, commander of the Apollo-15 spaceship left on the moon aluminum figure of a man in the suitcase, and next to the plaque with the names of the fourteen astronaut ...

Real hero

Original Text

It is possible to argue about the artistic value of the monument, but Pavel Belyaev was a famous cosmonaut and died tragically, giving life for the development of space. In fact, the monument is not so bad, ...