Monument to Minin and Pozharsky
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. The statue commemorates two Russian national heroes Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, who in 1612 organized a popular uprising that ultimately led to the end of the Polish occupation of Moscow during Polish intervention in Russia, thus putting an end to the Time of Troubles.
Па́мятник Ми́нину и Пожа́рскому | |
Pozharsky (sitting) and Minin (standing) monument in Moscow | |
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| Location | Red Square, Moscow, Russia |
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| Designer | Ivan Martos |
| Material | bronze |
| Beginning date | 1816 |
| Completion date | 1818 |
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