11-meter monument to the legendary Kazakh soldier who planted in 1945 together with Russian Grigory Bulatov the Banner of Victory over the Reichstag was installed at the intersection of the avenues of Bauyrzhan Momyshuly and Rakhimzhan Koshkarbayev.
In 1945, the Kazakh soldier now proudly looks at the expanses of the capital with a high flag of victory in his hands.
The height of the sculptural composition is 6 meters, and the granite pedestal is 4.5 meters. The author of the monument is the famous sculptor Askar Nartov, who also participated in the creation of the monument "Kazakh Eli".
On the pedestal of the monument over the hero's name there is a gold star - the highest degree of distinction "People's Hero", awarded to Koshkarbaev posthumously.
The official opening of the monument took place on October 19, 2016, the daughter of Rakhimzhan Koshkarbayev - Aliya, the grandchildren of the legendary soldier, and the author of books about Lieutenant Koshkarbaev – Kasym Appasuly were present at the ceremony. The initiator of the monument was the capital akimat.
For a long time, the exploit of Rakhimzhan Koshkarbaev was not recognized by Soviet historians. Only in 2007 it was officially announced that during the storming of the Reichstag in Berlin during the Second World War, Rakhimzhan Koshkarbayev and Grigory Bulatov were the first to establish the banner. At the time of this heroic deed, Koshkarbayev was only 21 years old. Despite the courage shown, the Kazakh soldier was not awarded any awards of the Soviet Army. However, in 2001, Rakhimzhan Koshkarbayev was posthumously awarded with the title of "People's Hero" by the Decree of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
