Monument to Mstislav Keldish (Riga)

 monument, bust (sculpture), interesting place

Mstislav Keldish (1911-1978), who was born in Riga, was a specialist in rocket building. He was the President of the USSR Academy of Sciences and head of several Soviet space programmes including the flights to Mars and Venus. The bust, by Ļevs Bukovskis, was placed in Riga in 1978.

There is a vessel ship named after M.Keldish: www.boreal.ru/eng/news/keldish.jpg
SV Academic Mstislav Keldish 08.10.2007
Having completed its scientific mission at the North Pole, m/v "Academic Mstislav Keldish" makes a brief stop in Arkhangelsk, to complete customs formalities pick up provision and continue its voyage to Poland. There it'll be repaired and retrofitted and then carry on its research missions all over the world.
Boreal Shipping was honoured to act as agents for such a famous vessel (know for undertaking not only difficult scientific missions but for taking part in filming of the blockbuster "Titanic") and assist with all the formalities during her stay in Arkhangelsk.