The monuments of The First World War

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of the Russian Federation on August 22, 2014 in the

center of Pskov, on the boulevard between the two stations - bus and rail – took place the official opening ceremony of the monument to the Heroes of the First World War.
The monument to the heroes of the First World War the works of the People's Artist of Russia Salavat Shcherbakov is installed in Pskov by the Russian military historical society in the centenary year of the First World War. He is a figure of Russian soldier going to attack with a rifle. Behind it is developing a banner of the Pskov Regiment depicting the Virgin and the coat of arms of Russia.
The location of the monument was chosen after serious public debates. Here was housed a military settlement of the 24th Infantry Division, stationed in the Alexander settlement near the station "Pskov". In addition, the monument is located near the Tsar's chapel, opened in memory of the abdication of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II from the throne. During the First World War, the Pskov land was an outpost of Russia. Here housed the headquarters of the Northern Front, created for the defense of Petrograd.

World war in Volgograd there was a monument to "forgotten

heroes". The monument appeared on the Station square of the city, and the author of the sculpture was honored artist of Russia Sergei Shcherbakov.

100th anniversary of Russia's entry into world war I, a

solemn opening of the largest monument to the heroes of the war of 1914-1918 took place in Moscow on Poklonnaya hill. This event is one of the Central in a series of commemorative events to perpetuate the feat of Russian soldiers and officers who fell in the First world war.

sculptor, people's artist of Russia Salavat Shcherbakov. His work took

the 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 of Andrei Kovalchuk, who took first place, will appear on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow in August.

unter officer of the Russian Imperial army, going to bayonet

attack. The upper part of the pedestal depicts the emblem of Russia and the inscription:" to the soldiers of the great war", in the lower inclined part - the scheme of the battle of Gumbinnen and the inscription:"battle of Gumbinnen 19-20 (6-7) August 1914".

the Cossack in the form of the First world war.

Many have noticed the resemblance to George knight Kuzma Kryuchkov with. But the authors insist that this is a collective image. The author of the monument-Rostov sculptor Aslanbek Musaev. Made the statue in the workshop of Andrey Dementyev. - On our workshop have assigned a big responsibility - on behalf of don to Express respect to all St. George's gentlemen. This monument is the first of a series. The basis of the composition in all the monuments will be St. George's cross, - said Andrei Dementyev.

is not chosen by chance, from Vitebsk station in the

period between 1914 and 1918 were sent army echelons. The author of the project-St. Petersburg architect Anton Korolev. The reenactors of military and historical clubs dressed in uniforms and armed with rifles during the First world war took part in the opening ceremony of the monument.