Description of the attraction
The monument to Ermak in the city of Tobolsk is located on Cape Chukman, on the territory of the Ermak garden-park.
According to historical data, in 1582 a detachment of free Cossacks under the leadership of Ataman Yermak set off on a campaign along the rivers of Siberia and the Urals. Descending along the Tura and Tobol, the detachment landed on the banks of the Irtysh and at the Chuvash cape defeated the army of Khan Kuchum, occupying its capital Isker. The Mansi and Khanty tribes voluntarily accepted Russian citizenship. Also, part of the Tatar feudal lords who were at enmity with Kuchum joined Ermak. As a result, the khan with his remaining army fled to the Ishim steppe.
There is an opinion that the idea of building a monument to the remarkable warrior and explorer Yermak in the city of Tobolsk belongs to the exiled Decembrists, who in different years lived in Siberia. However, the order to erect a monument to the legendary ataman was given by Emperor Nicholas I. The monument was made at one of the Ural factories for several years.
Initially, the monument was planned to be installed on Panin Hill. But in the end, it was decided to build it on the Chukmansky Cape. While work was underway in the Urals to make the monument, engineer Schmidt was preparing a site for it: alleys were broken, paths were built.
The construction of the monument, consisting of 40 granite and 50 marble parts, was completed in December 1834. Engineer Birkin worked on its assembly and installation for a whole year. The solemn ceremony of unveiling the monument to Yermak took place in August 1839. Some time later (1855-1856) a garden was planted here, named after the "Conqueror of Siberia Yermak", a greenhouse and a greenhouse were arranged. Today it is a favorite vacation spot for local residents and guests of the city.
In July 1891, the monument was examined by the heir to the throne Nikolai Alexandrovich (future emperor Nicholas II). The Tsarevich wished to make the monument more militant. As a result, cannons were dug into the ground, united by stretched chains. At the beginning of the twentieth century. there were columns in a circle around the monument, and a picket fence between them.
