Pervoposelenets, Memorial monument in Leninsky district, Penza, Russia.

Pervoposelenets is a bronze sculptural group in Penza consisting of a standing man and his horse. In his right hand the settler holds a spear, while his left palm touches a plow; the horse stands behind him. The figures rest on a tiered base with a plinth inscribed in Russian: «ЛЕТА 7171 — 1663 — НА РЕКЕ ПЕНЗЕ ВЕЛЕНО ГОРОД СТРОИТЬ». The monument stands on a mound of rough stones within a low circular rim.

The monument was unveiled in September 1980 and honors the founding of Penza as well as its early inhabitants. The timing of its creation coincided with an important anniversary and acknowledges the settlement history of the region.

The plinth carries the inscription "ЛЕТА 7171 — 1663 — НА РЕКЕ ПЕНЗЕ ВЕЛЕНО ГОРОД СТРОИТЬ", dating the founding by the old Russian calendar. Opposite the statue, a reconstructed wooden palisade and a bell tower with a cast-iron mortar stand on the remains of the 1663 fortress rampart, forming one memorial complex with the monument.

The monument stands in the historic part of Penza, opposite the remains of the 17th-century fortress rampart with its reconstructed palisade and the wooden bell tower with a cast-iron mortar. Behind the sculpture is an observation platform behind a cast-iron railing bearing the city coat of arms with three sheaves, looking over the Sura valley and the eastern and south-eastern parts of the city.

The horse makes this Penza's only equestrian monument: the city had none before and none since. Sculptor Valentin Kozenyuk's group began as an 1977 sketch of the folk epic heroes Volga and Mikula, reworked on Georgy Myasnikov's suggestion into a settler with spear and plow.