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Mass Grave of Moscow Army Soldiers Complex of monuments "Field of the Battle of Poltava")
Full name of the monument :

Mass Grave of Moscow Army Soldiers Complex of monuments "Field of the Battle of Poltava")

Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
Poltava, str. Swedish Grave, 32
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1894 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Imperial period from XVIIІ centuries to 1918
Artist(s) :
M. Nikonov, A. Barinov
Architect, master
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
The mound is 6.4 m, the cross is 7.5 m.
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
«Погребены бригадир Феленгейм, полковники Нечаев и Лов, подполковник Козлов, майоры Кропотов, Эрнст и Гельд, обер-офицеров 45, капралов и рядовых 1293, всего погребено 1345 человек». «Воины! Вот пришел час, который решит судьбу Отечества. И так не должны вы помышлять, что сражаетесь за Петра, но за государство, Петру врученное, за род свой, за отечество, за православную нашу веру и церковь. Имейте в сражении пред очами вашими правду и Бога, поборающего по вас; на Того Единого, на кого всесильного в битве уповаете. А о Петре ведайте, что ему жизнь его не дорога, только бы жила Россия в блаженстве и славе, для благосостояния вашего».
Language(s) of the text :
Russian
Narrative commemorates :
Imperial era
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Poltava City Council
Institution’s website :
https://www.rada-poltava.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Commemoration of the place where the historical event took place began immediately after the Battle of Poltava. Gradually, a town with the allegorical name "Swedish Grave" was formed around the burial of the fallen soldiers of Petrograd. On June 26, 1909, the Museum of the Battle of Poltava was opened here, and in 1950 it was renovated. In 1981, the State Historical and Cultural Reserve "Field of the Battle of Poltava" was declared with a total area of 720 hectares and a protected zone. An important role in its creation was played by L. Weingort - the chief architect of Poltava during 1938-1970.