Monument to Osip smooth, Zaporozhye

In Zaporozhye on campus is a monument to Osip smooth - last Ataman Zaporizhzhya Cossacks. The life of this outstanding personality was enveloped in a shroud of mystery, rumor and speculation, which had a chance to dissipate descendants so interesting to all historians.

Who is Osip Smooth

Father smooth at the time, being rather a wealthy man, did not want to let his son into the army and, in modern language, "otmazatsya" the future of the Cossack army. Instead, Osip got married and had children, of which there were as many as four. But family life was not on the shoulders of a young husband, as it soon became bad with money. Earning their Smooth went to Odessa, where he met with the Cossacks Platnirovskaya smoking, later becoming their smoking chieftain, and two years later - ataman Transdanubian Sich.

Moving with his Cossacks in the service of Emperor Nicholas I and the Russian army, Osip Smooth participated in the war against the Ottoman Empire, droops deserved reputation of a talented military leader, and was fully encouraged by Nicholas personally, in particular, received a knighthood. Axial in Alexandrovsk (the former name of Zaporizhzhya), Osip Mikhailovich died due to illness.

The figure of Cossack Ataman of Azov looks very impressive and impressive crisp detail. In addition to the monument nearby, the old Philippovsky cemetery itself is the tomb of Osip Smooth.

How to get to the monument to Osip smooth

Monument to Osip is smooth on the campus, in Zhukovsky Street. You can get on the tram number 10, 12, 14 or 15. Exit need to stop "University" and walk a little. Nearby you can visit the National Zaporozhye and Zaporozhye technical universities. The monument is located near the Lenin Avenue - the central and the longest street in Zaporozhye.