Today, on December 27, Russians have the Day of the Rescuer or Emergency Rescuer’s Day. On this special occasion, they congratulate the country’s rescuers, express gratitude to them and pay tribute to those who passed away fulfilling their duties. This was what happened to the main chief of the Russian EMERCOM. On the morning
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Russia International | Videos | 14.12.21
Monument to Fyodor Dostoevsky Opened in Florence [Video]
Today, on December 14, a monument to the great Russian writer, Fyodor Dostoevsky, who lived in this city in August 1862 and from December 1868 to August 1869, was unveiled in Florence. There, the writer finished one of his most famous novels, The Idiot. The monument appeared in the historical Cascine Park (Parco Delle Cascine).
Monument to Great Patriotic War Veterans Opened in Karelia
A memorial sign to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War who worked in the prosecutor’s office was opened on Victory Day in Petrozavodsk near the building of the republican supervisory department of Karelia, TASS reports. The project of the monument was developed by the Chairman of the Board of the Karelian Branch of the
Monument to Heroes Died on Ussuri River Appeared in Vladivostok
The monument to the defenders of the Fatherland who died in 1969 as a result of the border incident on the Ussuri River was opened in Vladivostok today, on April 24, 2021. The names of the senior lieutenants of the 57th frontier detachment, the Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) Ivan Strelnikov, and the Commander
Monument for Centenary of Civil War End Appeared in Sevastopol
A monument dedicated to those who died during the Civil War of 1917-1922 was unveiled in Sevastopol, RIA News reports. It is located on the coast of Karantinnaya Bay, from where you can see the Tauric Chersonesos and St. Vladimir’s Cathedral. A monument in Sevastopol is dedicated to the end of the Civil War of
Monument Dedicated to Engineer Erected in Rostov
In Rostov, on Gorky Street, a monument to an engineer was erected at the entrance to the building of one of the leading electric repair enterprises in Russia, Sevkavelektroremont OJSC. At the feet of a man in a formal suit and with a briefcase, there is a sign with a quote from the German engineer,
Monument to Outstanding Hockey Player Erected in Ulyanovsk
A memorial bas-relief to Yuri Fedorov, an Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR, two-time World and European Champion, a veteran of the Torpedo Hockey Club, appeared on the walls of the ‘Leader’ Sports and Entertainment Centre in Ulyanovsk. The Nizhny Novgorod club reported that Fedorov was born in Ulyanovsk. His first team was the
New Sculpture Dedicated to University Graduates Appeared in Rostov
On the day of celebration of the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Don State Technical University, in front of its main building, the opening of the sculptural composition “Graduates” took place. The authors of the monument were a team of Rostov sculptors and architects, the press service of the university reports. The sculptural
Monument at Tatar Drama Theatre Opened in Nizhnekamsk
A young sculptor from Kazan, Artur Davydov, created a monument that depicts an old man and a boy whose faces, according to the idea, resembles the face of the Tatar playwright, Tufan Minnullin, whose name the theatre bears. The figures are made of bronze, the height of the composition is more than two metres, KazanFirst
Insight | Nizhny Novgorod | 31.08.20
Monument to Partisan Who Saved Over 3,000 Children to Be Erected Tomorrow
On September 1, in Gorodets, the Nizhny Novgorod region, the grand opening of the new monument in honour of a participant in the partisan movement of the Great Patriotic War, Matryona Volskaya, will take place, NewsNN reports. Volskaya was born in 1919 in the Smolensk region village. After school, she became a primary school
Viktor Tsoi Monument Appeared in St. Petersburg [Video]
A monument to the leader of the Kino music group, Viktor Tsoi, has appeared in the St. Petersburg park. The monument is made of bronze by Matvey Makushkin after a photograph by Yuri Chashkin, the VK-Group of the special fund for the memory of the musician reports. As specified in the fund “In memory of
World’s First Couriers Monument Appeared in Moscow
The world’s first courier monument appeared in Moscow, on the territory of the “Association of Ryabovskaya Manufactory” in Kholodilny Lane. The sculpture was erected as a sign of gratitude for the couriers’ work during the coronavirus pandemic, RIA News reported. It is noted that this monument is the first one in the world dedicated specifically
Insight | Around Russia | 11.05.20
Lenin Monument to Be Repaired for 150 Thousand Rubles in Novosibirsk Region
150 thousand rubles to be collected by the residents of Barabinsk, the Novosibirsk Region, to improve the central square of the city and repair the monument to Lenin. It is noted that the monument has repeatedly suffered from the actions of vandals. The administration of the city has ordered the improvement of the central city
