Legacy
In 19th century, one of the streets in Taganrog was named after Varvatsi (Варвациевский переулок). In 1920s it was renamed after poet Mikhail Lermontov.
In 2012 a monument dedicated to Varvakis was inaugurated in the city of Astrakhan.
Director Yannis Smaragdis is producing the new film God Loves Caviar dedicated to the life of Ioannis Varvakis and his invention for transportation of caviar eggs. German actor Sebastian Koch will be portraying Ioannis Varvakis. The film, a co-production of Greece, Russia, and Spain will be released in October 2012.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)