Yo-monument in Ulyanovsk, Granite monument to the letter Ё in Ulyanovsk, Russia

The Yo-monument is a tapered granite stele on Novy Venets Boulevard in Ulyanovsk, standing 2.05 metres tall on a low plinth of grey stone slabs. Its mottled reddish-brown, grey and black granite bears a raised letter Ё carved in relief, modelled on the type used in the 1797 almanac Aonidy. The monument weighs over three tons.

The idea of a monument to the letter "yo" arose in 1997, when Ulyanovsk historians drew attention to the 200th anniversary of its introduction into the Russian alphabet. In 2001 the city held a competition for the design, won by Ulyanovsk artist Alexander Zinin. The monument was unveiled on 4 September 2005; on 3 November 2005 the temporary black granite stele was replaced by the planned red granite one.

The memorial celebrates a character in the Russian alphabet that carries its own distinct sound but often disappears from print. The two dots above the E change pronunciation completely and mark this letter as something readers notice when it appears.

The monument sits on Novy Venets Boulevard and can be reached by level paths. The site works well for photography and stands near the library building.

The letter reproduces the type from page 176 of the 1797 almanac "Aonidy", where the word "слёзы" (tears) was printed. The relief is carved into a triangular prism of speckled granite that stands 2.05 metres high and weighs over three tons.