Monument to M.I. Kutuzov
Field Marshal General. One of the characteristic heroes of the novel "War and Peace". A native Petersburger.
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Address: Kazanskaya square, 2, St. Petersburg
A beautiful monument to him, Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, was erected in the very center of St. Petersburg.
The monument is located on Kazan Square, near the burial place of the great commander - the Kazan Cathedral.
Despite (by today's standards) a short life - only 67 years - the name of Kutuzov is inextricably linked with victory in the bloody war of 1812. The ensemble of Kazan Square is dedicated to the brilliant Victory of Russian forces over Napoleon. The monument was erected in 1837, its author is the sculptor B.I. Orlovsky.
The fate of the sculptor is interesting - he was born into a serf family, but thanks to his talent under Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I, he was trained and became known as an “academician.” His name is immortalized on the monument to M.I. Kutuzov, on the opposite side of the inscription with the field marshal’s regalia. B.I. Orlovsky worked on the monument for about three years, from 1832 to 1835.
The monument project was prepared by the talented and hardworking architect V.P. Stasov. The height of the figure of the famous commander reaches about four meters, the pedestal is 3.5 meters.
To complete the composition of Kazan Square, B.I. Orlovsky also prepared a monument to M.B. Barclay de Tolly, which was located opposite, on the right hand of the Kazan Cathedral. Both monuments, as well as the cathedral, are designed in the same Empire style, or, as it is also called, Russian classicism. The appearance of both commanders is stylized to resemble antiquity. The traditional clothes of army commanders seem to have a cloth thrown over them, which hides part of the figure behind the drapery. Thanks to this, the appearance of M.I. Kutuzov, like M.B. Barclay de Tolly, becomes more heroic, solemn, and festive. Both pedestals are at the same level and at a sufficient height so that a visitor to Kazan Square gets the impression that M.I. Kutuzov is not just holding the marshal’s baton in his left hand, but is pointing into the sky, to where his burning gaze is directed, where the memory of the great past of Russia.
It is interesting that during the Great Patriotic War, during the severe siege of Leningrad, the monument to M.I. Kutuzov was not taken away from the city and was not moved from its pedestal at all. They weren’t even protected with specially prepared sandbags, like other monuments. Maybe the great general, who himself came from the city on the Neva, gave him the strength not to die in that difficult war.
The monument is located on Kazan Square, near the burial place of the great commander - the Kazan Cathedral.
Despite (by today's standards) a short life - only 67 years - the name of Kutuzov is inextricably linked with victory in the bloody war of 1812. The ensemble of Kazan Square is dedicated to the brilliant Victory of Russian forces over Napoleon. The monument was erected in 1837, its author is the sculptor B.I. Orlovsky.
The fate of the sculptor is interesting - he was born into a serf family, but thanks to his talent under Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I, he was trained and became known as an “academician.” His name is immortalized on the monument to M.I. Kutuzov, on the opposite side of the inscription with the field marshal’s regalia. B.I. Orlovsky worked on the monument for about three years, from 1832 to 1835.
The monument project was prepared by the talented and hardworking architect V.P. Stasov. The height of the figure of the famous commander reaches about four meters, the pedestal is 3.5 meters.
To complete the composition of Kazan Square, B.I. Orlovsky also prepared a monument to M.B. Barclay de Tolly, which was located opposite, on the right hand of the Kazan Cathedral. Both monuments, as well as the cathedral, are designed in the same Empire style, or, as it is also called, Russian classicism. The appearance of both commanders is stylized to resemble antiquity. The traditional clothes of army commanders seem to have a cloth thrown over them, which hides part of the figure behind the drapery. Thanks to this, the appearance of M.I. Kutuzov, like M.B. Barclay de Tolly, becomes more heroic, solemn, and festive. Both pedestals are at the same level and at a sufficient height so that a visitor to Kazan Square gets the impression that M.I. Kutuzov is not just holding the marshal’s baton in his left hand, but is pointing into the sky, to where his burning gaze is directed, where the memory of the great past of Russia.
It is interesting that during the Great Patriotic War, during the severe siege of Leningrad, the monument to M.I. Kutuzov was not taken away from the city and was not moved from its pedestal at all. They weren’t even protected with specially prepared sandbags, like other monuments. Maybe the great general, who himself came from the city on the Neva, gave him the strength not to die in that difficult war.
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