The mourning monument, made of polished black labradorite, was created by sculptor K. A. Kozlova and architect M. F. Egorenkov. It was erected on the site of the previous wooden monument in memory of the victims of the White Guard uprising of 1918. The monument is located in Yaroslavl, in the Demidov Park area near Soviet Square. Its opening took place on July 20, 1958, timed to the fortieth anniversary of the heroic death of the Bolshevik Red Guards buried here after the uprising.

The Yaroslavl uprising on July 6 and 20, 1918, suppressed by the units of the Red Army, was organized by Boris Savinkov, who led the 'Union for the Defense of the Motherland and Freedom.' This anti-Bolshevik bloc of conspirators in Central Russia during the revolution and civil war had an extensive structure and consisted of cells that included white monarchist officers known for their brutality and uncompromising stance against Soviet power. One such officer was Colonel A. Perkhurov, who headed the Yaroslavl cell that prepared the armed uprising.

The monumental complex takes the form of a truncated pyramid with a five-pointed gilded star at the top. The pedestal, also faced with labradorite slabs, is adorned with inscriptions carved in stone that glorify the fallen hero Red Guards. On the upper surface of the stepped base, granite columns are installed, connected by a large-mesh bronze chain. To this day, this is the only mass grave of its kind in the historical center of Yaroslavl.