Russian monuments

Monument to Big Three Allied leaders installed in Crimea

The huge statue is the work of the famous Georgian-born sculptor Zurab Tsereteli



SIMFEROPOL, February 5. /TASS/. A 10-ton monument to the so-called Big Three - Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill - has been installed in the Black Sea Peninsula of Crimea on the 70th anniversary of the Yalta conference.

The monument was unveiled in honor of the key participants of the Yalta conference of Allied powers from the anti-Hitler coalition - the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom.

The ceremony is held in the Livadia Palace that hosted the Yalta conference, the second wartime meeting of the Big Three, on February 4-11, 1945, which laid the foundation for the post-war world order.

The huge statue is the work of the famous Georgian-born sculptor Zurab Tsereteli. The monument has been offered to the Livadia Palace free of charge, a deputy prime minister of the republic, Larisa Opanasyuk, said.

The monument to the Big Three was originally planned to be installed in Livadia on the 60th anniversary of the Yalta conference. However, some Crimean branches of Ukrainian political parties opposed the move.

The plans to take the monument to central Russia’s Volgograd to mark the 60th anniversary since the Victory in the World War II were halted as local authorities failed to come to an agreement.

In Saint Petersburg, new monument dedicated to the first Russian battleship "Poltava"

A monument to anti-aircraft gunners, who shot down the Francis Powers’ aircraft, was erected
Russian Aviaton » Tuesday May 19, 2015 22:12 MSK

On May 1st 2015 a monument to Soviet anti-aircraft gunners, who shot down the Francis Powers’ Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft 55 years ago, was erected in Sverdlovsk Region, Lenta.ru reports with reference to the press-service of Central Military District.

«The monument was erected at the 56th kilometer of Tyumen route, because military units of air defense forces, who shot down the American spy’s aircraft, were stationed there,» the press-service explained. He added that S-75 air defense system used to shoot down the Powers’ aircraft is depicted on the monument.

Servicemen from the 2nd command of Russian air forces and air defense forces of the Central Military District took part in the opening ceremony. Commander of this military unit Viktor Sevostyanov said that his troops “continue traditions of the Soviet army in the area of air defense”. The good example is that our regiment stationed in Berezovski town performed perfectly at maneuvers held in Buryatia,» he noted.

U-2 aircraft piloted by Powers was shot down with a “surface-to-air” missile under Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg) on May 1st 1960. The pilot, who worked for CIA and was taking pictures of military bases located in the Urals, managed to survive. He ejected and was captured after landing. The pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison for espionage. He was put into prison located in Vladimir (pretrial detention center No.1). In February 1962 Powers was exchanged for Soviet intelligence officer Rudolf Abel, captured in USA.

The memory of Normandie-Niemen squadron will be eternalized in Ivanovo
Russian Aviaton » Thursday June 4, 2015 19:52 MSK

A monument to Soviet-French Normandie-Niemen squadron will be erected in a park near school No.56 on Lezhnevskaya Street in Ivanovo. The construction of the monument was started in accordance with the instructions of Pavel Konkov, the governor of Ivanovo Region, and the head of the regional center’s administration Alexey Khohlov, press-service of the Ivanovo Region government reports.

According to Pavel Konkov, the design of the monument to Normandie-Niemen squadron developed by people’s artist of Russia Vladimir Surovtsev and architect Vladimir Syagin has been approved. The opening of the memorial is scheduled for August in the network of military patriotic holiday “Open Skies”. «The history of this squadron is another heroic page in the history of citizens of Ivanovo, who participated in the Great Patriotic War. We are endlessly thankful to French and Russian pilots and technicians,» Pavel Konkov said. He also thanked Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of France in Russia, and Russian Peace Foundation for participating in fundraising and construction of the memorial.

President of Association of Veterans of the 1st fighter regiment Normandie-Niemen Anatoly Fetisov and daughter of veteran of the Great Patriotic War, mechanic of the Normandie-Niemen squadron Evgeny Vasilievich Belyankin - Irina Belyankina took part in the solemn ceremony dedicated to start of the construction.

We remind you that the memorial will include two persons – pilot and aircraft mechanic. The persons will be made of bronze and the pedestal will be made of natural stone. Surnames of all the French pilots and Russian mechanics of the squadron will be engraved on the pedestal. The composition of the monument has something in common with the one installed in Le Bourget (also dedicated to Russian-French brotherhood in arms), which was opened in September 2006.

«The regiment was founded in 1942. In March 1942 French Committee of National Liberation “Fighting France” offered the Soviet authorities to send a group of French pilots and aircraft mechanics to USSR in order to fight Nazi Germany. On November 25th 1942 the agreement between USSR and France was signed and on December 4th 1942 the squadron was formed in Ivanovo. 13 citizens of Ivanovo were members of the Normandie-Niemen. The squadron operated Yak-1 fighters (and later Yak-9 and Yak-3). The squadron’s pilots performed over 5000 sorties and participated in about 900 aerial fights. On November 28th 1944 the regiment was awarded with the title “Nemanski” for courage demonstrated during liberation of Lithuania and cutting across Neman River. The regiment also participated in the Battle of Kursk in 1943, Belarusian operation in 1944, fights against German army in Eastern Prussia in 1945,» the press-service reminded.

Russian communists collect signatures for 'Iron Felix' statue referendum

Over 150,000 signatures have been collected, Valery Rashkin, a party member told TASS
A statue of Bolshevik and Soviet statesman, Felix Dzerzhinsky in Muzeon Park in Moscow, with the President Hotel behind

MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. Activists of the Communist Party of Russia have collected signatures seeking to hold a referendum on restoring the famous statue of Bolshevik revolutionary 'Iron' Felix Dzerzhinsky to its former site in central Moscow, a party member told TASS on Monday.

"Over 150,000 signatures have been collected," Valery Rashkin said. "We are now checking them for validity."

The monument to Dzerzhinsky — founder of the state security service Cheka, predecessor of the KGB — was toppled during Moscow events as the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and taken to a city sculpture park from its location outside KGB headquarters on Lubyanka Square.

Backed by Moscow lawmakers and the election commission, the party was given 30 days to collect 146,315 signatures — 2% of the Moscow electorate — in favor of the referendum idea.

The statue — to be found now at Muzeon sculpture park — was created by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and was unveiled in 1958 in front of the KGB headquarters on what was then called Dzerzhinsky Square.

Russian PM calls on European officials to do everything to keep friendship with Russia

He made the address during a memorial ceremony devoted to the memory of Russian prisoners of war, who died at the Vrsic pass during World War II

http://tass.ru/en/russia/810807

KRANJSKA GORA /Slovenia/, July 26. /TASS/. Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called on European officials to do everything to keep friendship with Russia. He made the address during a memorial ceremony devoted to the memory of Russian prisoners of war, who died at the Vrsic pass during World War II. "The very fact that today’s ceremony features both Slovenians and Russians demonstrates continuing friendship and the wonderful tradition (to pay memories), which proves special relations between people of our countries," Medvedev said. "We appreciate it very much. Politicians, every decision maker in our countries should do everything to have this friendship continue, because this is what people want." He said lately, the Russia-Slovenia cooperation had been developing. "Recently we celebrated together the 70th anniversary of the victory over fascism, and we remember the input of our peoples in this fight," the prime minister said. I am very grateful to all our friends in Slovenia, to the country leaders, to members of the Slovenia-Russia friendship society, to other organisations of veterans, to the people living in Kranjska Gora, to all the people of Slovenia for the genuine respect you are paying to the memory of Russian soldiers, who are buried here. Thank you for the mood to keep the best traditions of our friendship." He said words of gratitude in the Slovenian language. The prime minister remembered the Russian Chapel at Vrsic as his visit to Slovenia coincides with the100th anniversary of the chapel. "The Russian Chapel at Vrsic has special significance in Russian-Slovenian relations. During World War I, it was built by Russian prisoners of war in memory of their comrades who tragically died there while building the mountain road," Medvedev said. "The chapel came to symbolise friendship between our peoples. Both Slovenians and Russians come there to pay respects to their ancestors," he added. "Over the past century, countries, political regimes and social systems changed here, but the Russian chapel is still here," Medvedev said. "It became possible thanks to the initiative and good will of the several generations of people living in Kranjska Gora, who cared sincerely for this monument." During World War I, Kranjska Gora, the final station at the Austrian railroad, was a major reloading station for supplies of arms and weapons to the Austria-Italy front. The Austrian military made a decision to continue a railroad via Vrsic. Already in July 1915, near Kranjska Gora was organised a camp for Russian prisoners of war, who were used for construction of the railroad across the pass. On March 12, 1916, an avalanche covered a group of the prisoners. Over 300 people died then. During the entire term of the camp (1915-1917), from hard work and starvation about 10,000 Russians died there. Russian prisoners built a chapel not far from their barracks to commemorate their friends. In the 1920s the railroad across Vrsic was reconstructed, the remains of the prisoners found along the road were re-buried in a common grave, above which in the 1930s appeared a monument with a sign reading: "To Sons of Russia.". wrote:

a wider look at the chapel



interesting flag in the crowd




more or less every different religious leader in slovenia, and quite amusingly the top slovenian businessman/lobbyist in Russia (second guy from the right)

^^^^Thank you!

There is a mistake in article regarding Russian war prisoners in Vršič pass. This was in time of World War I on the Austro-Italian front at Soča river, not in World War II. Those prisoners were from Imperial Russian army, not from Soviet army.

^^^^ Thank you!

Huge statue of Prince Vladimir may be placed near Kremlin in Moscow

Muscovites have voted that a huge statue of Prince Vladimir of Kiev, who baptised Russia some 1,000 years ago, should be unveiled in Borovitskaya Square

MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. Over one-third of Muscovites have voted that a huge statue of Prince Vladimir of Kiev, who baptised Russia some 1,000 years ago, should be unveiled in a square next to the Kremlin, the Active Citizen project said on its website on Thursday.

"A total of 34.67% [of Muscovites] votes for Borovitskaya Square," the statement said.

Lubyanka Square, the former home of famous statue of Bolshevik revolutionary "Iron" Felix Dzerzhinsky, got 32.12% of the votes.

More than 234,500 Muscovites took part in the vote.

Moscow city authorities have announced plans earlier to unveil the Prince Vladimir monument on the bank of the Moskva river on November 4, when Russia marks People's Unity Day.

The 25-metre statue featuring the prince with an Orthodox cross in his hands was supposed to overlook Moscow from Sparrow Hills, the capital's highest point, with its back to one of the famous Stalin skyscrapers, Moscow State University.

The Russian Military-Historical Society urged the Moscow authorities to find a different location for the statue, commemorating 1,000 years since Prince Vladimir's death.

The society said that plans to unveil the statue on Sparrow Hills "raised public concerns" and could be dangerous as the land in this area was unstable.

More than 50,000 Muscovites signed an online petition against the statue's construction, fearing the 330-tonne monument could slide down the hill, a popular tourist site.

St. Petersburg landmark cathedral to retain museum status

Earlier the St. Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church has confirmed it had sought the cathedral's return

ST.PETERSBURG, September 2. /TASS/. St. Isaac’s Cathedral, one of St. Petersburg's landmarks, will not be handed to the Russian Orthodox Church and will remain a state-run museum, a spokesman for the Russian second largest city’s governor said on Wednesday.

"The St. Petersburg government has made a final decision on the status of St. Isaac’s Cathedral," the spokesman said.

"If the cathedral was handed to the Orthodox Church, the city would have had to bear the expenses of its maintenance, restoration and security and to subsequently cut financing of other socially important projects and programmes."

The St. Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church has confirmed it had sought the cathedral's return. The place of worship was built in 1858 and transformed into a museum after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.

St. Isaac’s is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the northern capital's largest Orthodox church. It enjoys the status of a state-run museum and monument, attracting 3.2 million tourists last year.

RussiaToday wrote:Vladimir Putin has ordered a memorial to all victims of political repression in Russia’s history. The work named “The Wall of Grief” will be installed on a Moscow street named after famous dissident Andrey Sakharov.
Vladimir Putin also charged the Russian government with finding sources to finance the project.

Sources in the State Museum of Gulag History told Interfax news agency that “The Wall of Grief” monument will be based on a draft created by sculptor Georgy Frangulyan. The museum has already started to collect donations to finance the project. Frangulyan is known as the sculptor of the monument installed on Boris Yeltsin’s grave.

“The monument will become a warning to coming generations that tragic consequences of authoritarian policies touch everyone and can be repeated at any given moment,” reads the author’s description of the Wall of Grief sculpture.

There is already a monument to victims of Stalinist purges in central Moscow – the so-called Solovetsky Stone stands in front of the building that once housed the KGB and its predecessors, the NKVD and Cheka. It stands where the statue of KGB founder Felix Dzerzhinsky used to be.

Since 2007, the Memorial Society – a Russian NGO whose major objective is uncovering the crimes of the Stalinist regime – has held the “Returning the Names” event near the Solovetsky Stone. Every October 30 - the official state memorial day - activists read out the names of people who were executed in the 1930s for their political beliefs. The process takes hours.

READ MORE: Russia remembers victims of Stalinist purges

According to the Memorial NGO, about 720,000 death sentences were passed in the Soviet Union in the 1930s – the height of the Stalinist purges. The group says 30,000 people were executed in Moscow alone during the “Big Terror” of 1937 and 1938.

However, there is opposition to the current trend commemorating repression victims. It comes from the Communist Party of Russia – presently the largest opposition party in the country.

Earlier this year, after PM Dmitry Medvedev approved the concept of state policies aimed at remembering the victims of political repression, the Communists launched a public appeal saying that any future monuments must commemorate not only of those who were unjustly prosecuted during the Soviet period, but also the victims of all other regimes.

In addition, the Moscow branch of the Communist Party proposed a 25-year moratorium on the renaming of streets and squares, and the removal of monuments, saying that attempts to delete facts from people’s memories harms Russian history.
The initiative was advertised in the press, but failed to gain any momentum.

READ MORE: Communists call for 25-yr ban on changing street names, knocking down statues

Very interesting to see and will certainly confuse those who believes russia is USSR mark2 that only glorifies stalin and co. Some images at link.

http://www.rt.com/politics/317172-putin-orders-to-erect-monument/

my photos took by tablet.
Moscow
plate on living building near Kremlin
"Here in november 1917, Red Guard and Revolutionary solders under M.V. Frunze command were heavy fighting with junkers ,defending approaches to the Kremlin"


Monument to Pyotr Bagration, Kutuzovsky Prospekt


Chapel "To the Heroes of Plevna"
Grenadeurs , to their comrades fallen in glorious battle near Plevna , 28 November 1877




and not monuments but also interesting drawing in Moscow
Zhukov , Stary Arbat


Picture on living building of Monument of Soviet Solder with german girl (Treptof Park in Berlin) near Kremlin

Monument to the Workers of home front in Great Patriotic War opened in Ufa

Russia ready to relocate dismantled monument to Soviet general from Poland to Russia

The authorities of the Polish city of Pieniezno dismantled the monument to Chernyakhovsky in mid-September 2015

MOSCOW, November 2 /TASS/. The Russian Military Historical Society is preparing papers necessary for relocating a dismantled monument to Soviet WWII military leader Ivan Chernyakhovsky (1906-1945) from Poland to Russia, the Russian Military Historical Society told TASS on Monday.

"We have already warned about the dangers of a creating a precedent for returning Soviet WWII memorials from Eastern Europe (to Russia)," the society’s press service quoted Vladislav Kononov, the society’s executive director, as saying.

"Monuments should stay where they were installed and unveiled in order to preserve history. But in this case the barbaric attitude to Chernyakhovsky’s memory in Poland does not leave us any other choice than to relocate the bas-relief from Poland to Russia," Kononov said adding that he could not think of a better place for the monument than the city of Kaliningrad (former Konigsberg), which used to be part of Eastern Prussia.

"The youngest Red Army general (Chernyakhovsky) died in battles in the territory of Eastern Prussia," Kononov explained.

According to the Russian Military Historical Society, Ivan Chernyakhovsky’s granddaughter Anastasiya Orlova has welcomed the idea of relocating her grandfather’s monument to Kaliningrad.

Ivan Chernyakhovsky, the holder of two Hero of the Soviet Union titles and the youngest general in history, died in February 1945 at the age of 38.

The authorities of the Polish city of Pieniezno dismantled the monument to Chernyakhovsky in mid-September 2015.

Monument to heroism of metro builders in 1941-1945 opened in village Dubrovka, Leningrad region
http://www.rtr.spb.ru/vesti_spb/news_detail_v.asp?id=11978

Monument to Hero of the Soviet Union Mikhail Kologrivov opened in Kokshaisk , Republic of Mari El

What do you think?


http://asaland.proboards.com/thread/421/russian-government-refused-monuments-renovation

What do you think?

I think if Poland wants Russia to spend money on monuments in Poland that they should stop economic politically motivated sanctions against Russia first.

Also the sour grapes about a monument in Chechnia is just that... one presumes they applied for and got funding for a monument. Just because Poland suddenly wants a financial contribution from Russia and does not get it immediately means nothing at all.

They have been told there might be money available in 2017... if they can't wait then they can look for other donation sources instead.

Whining because Russia is funding a park in Russia and not in Poland is just pathetic... it would not surprise me to see in the next few years the polish government decides to move this monument or pull it down completely anyway.

higurashihougi wrote:Not really a monument, but...

https://www.rt.com/news/326723-stalin-cultural-center-penza/

A long-awaited cultural center dedicated to 20th century Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and the period in history during which he ruled has opened in the city of Penza, marking the 136th birthday of the most controversial USSR figure.

A scientific, cultural and historical center dedicated to Stalin was given a ceremonial opening on Monday in the city of Penza, 625 kilometers southeast of Moscow.

Crowds gathered to lay flowers outside the center and pay their respects to the influential figure who shaped the history of the 20th century. While many in the West categorically view the Georgian native as a “ruthless tyrant,” the image of Stalin has been gaining a much more positive spin in Russia.

The Man of Steel is being quite popular recently.

Obviously Putin and his clique are not up to the job.

Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Moscow

My Picture from last year, this is monument on Beloruskaja rail station .

One of my favorite picture from that trip.