Monument

Monument to Vasily Korchmin

Address
7th line of the VO, 36
Category
Monuments
Opened in
24 may 2003
Sculptor
G. Lukyanov and S. Sergeev

The idea of the monument called " Bombardier Vasily Korchmin " was born 2 years before the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg and the 265th anniversary of Vasileostrovsky district. In autumn 2001, a competition was organized for the best project of the monument symbolizing an image of a man who gave a name of Vasilyevsky Island.

By the Commission’s decision, a project of two students of Academy of Arts was chosen, a project of G. Lukyanov and Sergeev. The sculpture depicts Vasiliy, who sits on the cannon with the handset in his hand and beckons passers-by to come closer.

According to the legend, after the Peter and Paul Fortress was laid, Vasily Korchmin commanded a bombardier company on the Spit of Vasilievsky Island. Sending Korczmin a dispatch, Peter I addressed them briefly: "To Vasily, to the island."