Grateful Russia — To the Heroes of 1812 Monument

The monument "Grateful Russia – to the Heroes of 1812" is located in the Heroes' Memorial Square in Smolensk, opposite the museum "Smolensk Region during the Great Patriotic War." The monument, 9.6 meters high, represents a rock with two eagles symbolizing the First and Second Russian armies, which are protecting a nest. The project was executed by sculptor S.R. Nadolsky and engineer N.S. Shutzmann, and the solemn opening took place on September 10, 1913, a year after the laying of the foundation on the centenary of the Patriotic War of 1812. In 1955, the monument was thoroughly restored, and an inscription "Grateful Russia – to the Heroes of 1812" was placed on its relief map.