The monument was erected at the beginning of the street. I. Prikhodko on the right side, immediately after the descent from the bridge to Kryukov. The basis of the Dnieper flotilla was the Baltic sailors who arrived in Kremenchug from Kronstadt. Sailor A.V. commanded the flotilla. Polupanov. Great help in organizing the flotilla was provided by a resident of our city, V.A. Soft, elected in 1919 as a delegate to the VII Congress of Soviets. The headquarters of the flotilla was located on the armored train number 8. The flotilla took an active part in the battles against Denikin and numerous gangs. In September 1920, in a heavy battle, the sailors did not allow a large detachment of bandits to cross to the left bank of the Dnieper and join the Makhnovists. In memory of the heroic sailors in 1940, this monument was erected. The authors of the monument were amateur sculptors Molchanov and G. Dzyuba. In 1988, the monument was reconstructed and it took on its present appearance. The authors of the project are sculptors P. Chechel and N. Posikira.
Source: http://gorod-kremenchug.pl.ua/
