by Anni Pelmeni
In front of the there is a monument to the Soviet military commander George Zhukov (1896-1974). There the Marshal of the Soviet Union is posing on his horse. Zhukov is one of those whose life and actions deserved to be commemorated so close to the heart of Moscow – the Red Square. He was the one who reviewed the troops in 1945 on the occasion of WWII victory. It was him who signed the act of Germany surrender.
The monument was erected 8.05.1995 – to celebrate 50 years of Soviet victory in WWII. Originally it was planed to place it next to the on the Red Square side. However it is proved impossible as the Red Square is listed as world’s heritage by UNESCO and it should remain unchanged in any aspect. The solution was to place the monument on the Manezh Square which is in the closest vicinity to the Red Square and provides enough space for the great man.
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