Monument of Yaroslav the Wise and a Green 1000-ruble Banknote
Everyone who has ever held a 1000-ruble banknote in their arms knows the Monument of Yaroslav the Wise: it is him who is pictured on the bill. The bronze founder of the city appeared on the Bogoyavlenskaya Square in 1993. The unveiling of the monument was such a significant event that it was attended by the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin. The monument standing with its back to the main post office and facing the Moscow Avenue seems to welcome everyone who enters the city center from the direction of Moscow. As envisioned by the sculptor, this symbolizes close ties between the two cities.
The monument depicts Yaroslav the Wise holding a mock-up of the city in one hand and a sword with a point turned downward - in another. Thus, the prince is shown as a ruler able to both build up and defend his lands. The bas-reliefs on the pedestal depict a bear with a poleax, the coat of arms of Yaroslavl, the struggle between the prince and the bear, the famous plot from the history of the city, and the prince himself working at some document. This monument is not the first attempt to perpetuate the image of the founder of Yaroslavl. There was a monument to the prince in the city in the XIX century, removed by order of Emperor Nicholas I. Even funds were raised at the beginning of the twentieth century to rear another monument, but this money was spent on the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov.
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