Monument A.Kuprin in Balaklava was installed on the city's waterfront in 2009. The Russian writer lived in this city from 1904 to 1906. In this time Kuprin worked successfully, write an essay, "In Memory of Chekhov" and the first chapters of "Duel". A year later, the writer joined the membership of a fishing cooperative. In 1905 Kuprin witnessed revolutionary events that took place on the Black Sea Fleet, as well as the massacre of the insurgent cruiser "Ochakov".

Shocked occurred writer November 20 wrote an essay "The events in Sevastopol," which condemned the killing of hundreds of innocent people, shooting and burning warship, accusing all of these deaths Chuhnina admiral, who at that time commanded the fleet. For the material "events in Sevastopol," published in the St. Petersburg newspaper "Our Life" Kuprin on the orders of the police in 1906 were forced to leave the city. But the theme of Balaklava and Sebastopol has repeatedly sounded in his stories "Listrigony", "caterpillar", "Svetlina" and "Dream". A few months later the writer attempted to get back to Balaklava, but he was immediately expelled from the town.

Monument A.Kuprin was created as part of a team of talented architect G. Grigoryan, as well as the team of sculptors under the direction of renowned sculptor S. Chizh (1935 - 2008), famous for its monument to Catherine II in Sevastopol. The idea to establish a monument without a pedestal right on the promenade belongs to S. Chizhu. Behind the bronze AI Kuprin, a little to the left is a building of the former hotel "Grand Hotel", built in 1887. It was here in September 1904 the writer stayed with his wife during their first visit to Balaklava.
  With a cane and a hat, leaning casually on forged openwork lattice Balaklava quay, Kuprin intended by the creators turned his gaze to where the hills comfortably placed his favorite city. At the feet of the writer is a stack of books.