A.A.Dubenskiy is a founder of our city.There isn’t enough information

about his life. It is well known that heWas born in aristocratic family. But his ancestors were

poor. In his early age he grew up without parents,afterwards, he lived at his relatives, who lived in

Moscow.

In 1623 military man Yakov Khripunov sent Andrew to find a comfortable place for building a fortress on the Yenisey .

In 1625 tsar Michael Fyodorovich consented the building of the fortress. But in 1627 the expedition led by Andrew movedthere to start the work. And in 1628 fortress was constructed

and called Krasnyi Yar. During the building of the fortressDubenskiy demonstrated his military and diplomatic abilities.

Practically nothing is known about later years of his life. He died at the end of 50th of the18th century.

People remember Andrew. In 1997 the monument to Dubenskiy was constructed near the

Medical Academy. The designers of this monument werefrom Siberia: the architect Michael Merkulov and the sculptor

Vladimir Girich. On the 9th of September in 2004 renovatebronze monument was opened. It points out to the

most comfortable and successful place for building theKrasn. fortress. Nowadays a street and bridge

are called after his name.