Sculptor V. Dubovik and architect E. Polyanskiy created design of the sculptures of three men: a soldier, a seaman and a peasant.

The front of the base carries a bronze plaque reminding about this event: Crowded rally for support of the triumph of the Socialist Revolution in Petrograd and establishment of the Soviet rule in Rostov-on-Don took place here on October 26, 1917.

Nashe znamya "Our standard" newspaper explained bolshevik policies and its objectives, strengthened, expanded party organizations, prepared toiling masses to a communist revolution.

Workers with the support of peasants and revolutionary soldiers were ready to advocate overthrow of the Russian Provisional Government.

The council decided to take full power and constitute a Military-Revolutionary Committee led by Sergey Syrtsov contrary to violent resistance from the Mensheviks and the Socialist Revolutionary Party.