Mikhail-Yu-Lermontov-Memorial

In Gelendzhik, on Lermontov Square, there is a monument to the great Russian poet Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov. It is located at the beginning of the eponymous boulevard near the shore of Gelendzhik Bay. On the pedestal, there is an inscription in the form of a facsimile of the poet's signature. There is a legend linking the name of Lermontov with his arrival here by sea from Taman in 1837.