The bronze figure of Ivan Fedorovich Kruzenshtern, mounted on a granite pedestal, is located opposite the Naval Cadet Corps. The place for the monument in honor of the centenary of the famous navigator was not chosen on purpose: here Kruzenshtern spent many years studying and then commanding the Marine Corps.

The pedestal on which the bronze admiral stands is decorated with the inscription "To the first Russian who travelled around the world, Admiral Ivan Fedorovich Kruzenshtern".

I.F. Kruzenshtern stands thoughtfully with his arms folded and his head bowed. The author of the monument, I.N. Schroeder, depicted him in an admiral's uniform with a map rolled up in his hands and a dirk on his side.

During the Great Patriotic War, in order to protect the monument from destruction, the residents of the city built a special protection around it.

In the 1970s, Kruzenshtern's bronze dirk was stolen and replaced with a cast-iron one until the loss was found more than 20 years later.