In Kaliningrad, a monument to the heroes of the First World War
“This is the first monument of this scale to the heroes of the First World War, which opens in our country. Celebrating the tragic date - the 100 anniversary of the beginning of the war - we start from the most western frontiers, from the place where fierce battles took place, which is also very symbolic, ”noted Medinsky.
According to unofficial data, in the territory of the Kaliningrad region there are almost a thousand graves of soldiers of the First World War.
The author of the monument is the famous sculptor, folk artist of Russia Salavat Shcherbakov. His work won second place in the competition announced by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation on the initiative of the Russian Military Historical Society. The monument to Andrei Kovalchuk, who won first place, will appear on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow in August.
According to Shcherbakov, the three five-meter figures on the 11-meter pedestal - a noble officer, a young man from raznochintsy and a peasant - personify the common contribution of the people to the protection of Russian interests.
The decision to open the monument in Kaliningrad was made as part of a workshop chaired by Medinsky. The Minister and Governor of the region, Tsukanov, first discussed this idea in November 2013.
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