Monument to Admiral Isakov unveiled in Kronstadt

ArmInfo. On November 28, a ceremony was  held to unveil a memorial bust of the outstanding Soviet military  leader, Admiral of the USSR Fleet Ivan Stepanovich Isakov,  in  Patriot Park in Kronstadt.

According to the Russian Embassy in Armenia, the event was attended  by Russian and Armenian parliamentarians, representatives from the  General Staff of the Russian Navy, and the city administration.  In  his speech, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal  Assembly of the Russian Federation Yuri Vorobyov noted: "It is a  great honor for me to take part in the unveiling of a monument to  Ivan Stepanovich Isakov in Kronstadt. His story is well known to us.  He was a distinguished military leader, a man who aspired to become a  naval commander, and he became one."

In turn, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia Hakob Arshakyan emphasized: "His name has forever entered the  history of the navy and become part of national memory as a symbol of  fortitude, inspiring generations of sailors."

During the Great Patriotic War, Admiral Isakov participated in  planning military operations to defend the Baltics, Leningrad,  Crimea, and the Caucasus. He was awarded the title of Hero of the  Soviet Union and received six Orders of Lenin, three Orders of the  Red Banner, as well as numerous medals and foreign orders.