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The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky (Russian: Па́мятник Ми́нину и Пожа́рскому) is a bronze statue designed by Ivan Martos and located on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral.
You probably never heard of Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, the men immortalized in bronze on Moscow's main square. The merchant and the prince played a crucial role in the...
Pozharsky formed the Second Volunteer Army with Kuzma Minin in Nizhny Novgorod against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's occupation of Russia during the Time of Troubles, resulting in Polish withdrawal after Russian victory at the Battle of Moscow in 1612.
According to a legend, it was precisely this icon of the Russian People's army, led by the national heroes Kuzma Minin and Dmitri Pozharsky, who defeated the Military of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1612. A few years after the victory, the devout Prince Pozharsky founded the cathedral dedicated to this icon.
There is an interesting monument just in front of St. Basil's Cathedral at the Red Square commemorating Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, the leaders of the all-Russian volunteer army which expel Polish occupying forces from Moscow in 1612 ending the conflict known as the Time of Troubles.
The ensemble of Red Square includes the monument to Minin and Pozharsky. This monument is an echo of the dark age that engulfed Russia in the early 17th century. During that period the rulers of Muscovy changed kaleidoscope-like, and Moscow itself was occupied by Polish troops.
The monument commemorates Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, who raised a Russian army to defeat Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces in 1612. This is one of a series of photographs taken by Corporal J Mack during the coronation celebrations of Alexander II, Emperor of Russia.
