Description of the attraction
Monument to M. S. Babushkin is the oldest monument in Syktyvkar that has survived to this day.
Mikhail Sergeevich Babushkin is a Soviet polar pilot. Born in the Moscow region in the village of Bordino, near the village of Losinoostrovsky in 1893. In 1914 he was drafted into the army. He graduated from the military aviation school in Gatchina. He began to fly before 1917. In 1915, Mikhail Babushkin received the rank of pilot and was left as an instructor. In 1920, Babushkin took part in the Civil War as a member of a partisan detachment. In 1923 he was demobilized and began his service in the Arctic as a civil aviation pilot. In the 1930s, Mikhail Babushkin participated in many polar expeditions; he was the first to land an aircraft on the Arctic ice.
In 1928 he took part in the search for the Nobile expedition, in 1933 he took part in the Chelyuskin expedition, in 1935 - in the Sadko icebreaker expedition. In 1937 M. S. Babushkin was the co-pilot of the flagship during the flight to the North Pole and landing at the North Pole-1 drifting station. June 27, 1937 for the heroism and courage shown by M. S. Grandma was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. In 1937-1938. he took part in the search for S. A.'s plane. Levanevsky. On December 12, 1937, he was elected a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the first convocation. In 1938, Mikhail Sergeevich died in a plane crash.
In 1940, one of the streets of Syktyvkar was renamed into Babushkina Street. On November 7, 1940, a sculptural bronze bust was erected on this street, which was made by the sculptor N. E. Sarkisov.
Initially, the monument was located at the intersection of the current Babushkina and Kirov streets, at the entrance to the Kirov Park of Culture. The bust of the polar pilot stood on a high multistage concrete pedestal with a commemorative inscription engraved on it. Everyone who went down to the park could see the bust of Babushkin from afar.
In 1972, the monument was dismantled, and the bust of the pilot was moved to the square near the Rodina cinema. After the monument was moved, only the appearance of the pedestal under the bust changed. It became somewhat lower, its form was simplified. The reduction of the pedestal was caused by an architectural necessity, since the park where the monument was erected was small, there was a sidewalk next to it, and it was from it that the townspeople should be able to see the sculpture completely. If the pedestal had been left the same size, then the monument would have to be looked at from the opposite side of the street or with your head raised high.
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Eremeeva Elizaveta 2016-29-05
M. S. Babushkin did not live to see the 2nd World War II only 4 years. In 1937 my grandmother was born and she was 4 years old when the 2nd World War began. If he had lived to see the 2nd V. O. War, he would have received many more medals.
