The monument-stela "City of Military Glory" is a monument created to commemorate the city of Veliky Novgorod awarded the honorary title of the Russian Federation " City of Military Glory ." Opened May 8, 2010 .
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| Monument-stele "City of Military Glory" | |
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| A country |  Russia |
| City |  Velikiy Novgorod |
| Sculptor | S. A. Shcherbakov |
| Architect | I.N. Voskresensky, G.A. Ishkildin, V.V. Perfiliev |
| Building | March - May 2010 |
| Material | granite |
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Description
The memorial stele is a granite column of the Doric order, crowned with the emblem of Russia, mounted on a pedestal in the center of the square square. On the front of the pedestal there is a cartouche with the text of the President’s decree granting Veliky Novgorod the title of “City of Military Glory”, on the back of the pedestal is a cartouche with the coat of arms of Veliky Novgorod . Four mini-steles with sculptural bas-reliefs are installed in the corners of the square. The bas-reliefs on the subject are divided into four historical periods of the military glory of Veliky Novgorod: Ancient Russia (until 1478). Moscow kingdom (1492-1721), Russian Empire (1721−1917), Recent history (events since 1917).
The height of the stele is 10.35 m, the diameter is 0.85 m. Each side of the square area is 17 m. The height of each mini-stele is 2 m, the width is 1.2 m [1] .
Monument History
The designing of the monument was started after the decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 28, 2008 No. 1533 “On awarding the city of Veliky Novgorod the honorary title of the Russian Federation“ City of Military Glory “”. Several possible options for placing the stele were discussed: near the Victory Monument , at the monument to A. Nevsky on the Trade side, on the Builders Square, near the Cinema Center.
On August 5, 2009, the city planning council under the Administration of Veliky Novgorod determined the location of the stela "City of Military Glory" by choosing a square near the Cinema Center. As reported at the meeting, this territory is historically associated with the heroic deeds of our ancestors, and is architecturally suitable for placing a commemorative column. There are often veterans and spend free time with their families.
Within the framework of the open All-Russian competition for the best architectural and sculptural project of a stele installed in cities that were awarded the honorary title “City of Military Glory”, a team of authors was selected consisting of: Honored Architect of Russia, Full Member of the International Academy of Architecture I. N. Voskresensky, architects G. A. Ishkildin, V. V. Perfiliev, Honored Artist of Russia, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, sculptor S. A. Shcherbakov .
A nationwide fundraising campaign was announced for the construction and installation of a stele in Veliky Novgorod. Money was transferred to a special account by enterprises and organizations, Novgorod, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, residents of other cities of the country. As of April 26, 2010, more than 6 million rubles were transferred to the Fund, 200 enterprises, organizations and collectives, about 7 thousand individuals made contributions.
The construction of the stele was started in March 2010 and completed in early May.
The grand opening of the monument took place on May 8, 2010 on the Days of the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory [2] . The Governor of the Novgorod Region Sergey Mitin , the Mayor of Veliky Novgorod Yuri Bobryshev , the Archbishop of Novgorod and Starorussky Leo , veterans of the Great Patriotic War, invited from all regions of the region, representatives of youth organizations, deputies, historians, and members of the Dolina search movement took part in the opening ceremony of the stele.
In the spring of 2011, 16 fore-sketches and texts of explanatory inscriptions under the bas-reliefs were agreed. The work on the manufacture of bas-reliefs was carried out by Novgorod sculptors Sergei Gaev and Vadim Borovykh. The basis of the artistic embodiment of the relief panel is historical materials. Complex multi-figure compositions, combining elements made in the form of a bas-relief and high relief , are saturated with images of figures of people and animals, heraldic elements and have text inserts. The size of one relief panel cast in bronze is 1.0 × 1.0 m, thickness is from 2 to 8 cm, weight is about 130 kg.
The opening of the relief panels took place on September 23, 2012 as part of the Days of Celebrating the 1150th Anniversary of Russian Statehood.
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See also
- List of cities of military glory