In the Central square of the city of Togliatti on October 26, 1958 is a monument to "freedom Fighters". The author of the four-sided stele with an image of outstanding Stavropol personalities was the chief architect of the city Mikhail Sorokin.

In 1957, landscaping new city, young workers of the plant "Strommashina" has decided to build a monument on private funds raised by the Deposit of metal scrap, waste paper, etc. In the competition of projects won a monument to M. Sorokina with bas-reliefs of heroes of the great Patriotic war: infantry V. I. Zilina, pilot Nosov, V. P., seaman, E. A. Nikonov and first Chairman of the Stavropol city Executive Committee Vladimir Barykina (killed in 1918). November 1958 the area around the monument began to be called the Freedom square, there were holiday celebrations and local festivities, and the nearby Boulevard became the Youth.

In April 1975, during the preparation of the celebration of the thirty-year anniversary of victory in world war II, the obelisk of Glory altered and reconstructed, by removing the decorative stone balls and chains at the edges, and replacing the bas-reliefs of heroes bronze medallions with profile, oblitsevat in the end, the granite monument. 3 November 1978 solemn column to the APC from Samara obelisk of Glory was delivered an Eternal flame was lit at the foot of the monument to "freedom Fighters".

Nowadays, the freedom square with the monument of the heroes of the Togliatti - is a landmark in the Central part of the city where traditionally walk the couple and the events are being held.