The memory of the past is the foundation and pledge of the future. From the way we treat it, the future will be happy or not. Without the past, there is no future. So spoke Academician DS Likhachev.
We have long been accustomed to the fact that the monument is a monumenthuge sizes. From this value, an adjective such as "monumental", that is, large forms, also occurs. However, in fact, the meaning of this concept is much broader. First of all, a monument is considered a building or a sculptural image that perpetuates the memory of people or events. And so the "monumental" can also be interpreted as created for ages, strong and significant. In Veliky Novgorod it is a monument to the Victory and many other monuments that preserve the memory of his long and complex history.
Veliky Novgorod is one of the most ancient citiesof the Russian land, which preserves the memory of its centuries-old history, and hence it can be considered a monument or monument. After all, for such an amount of time and during the terrible, severe for Russia-Russia events, he stood and remained in full splendor, multifacetedness and significance from the point of view of the saved memory.
The ensemble of Veliky Novgorod, of course,begins from the Kremlin walls, but does not end there. Traveling through historical districts and new buildings, you meet a lot of objects of sculptural and architectural significance, storing the memory of different landmarks of the history of the city and the country, its people. Among them a considerable amount is devoted to the monuments of military history.
One such monument is the uniqueThe construction of Anikushin's work "Millennium of Russia" in the Kremlin. This monument is a monument to the birth and development of Rus-Russia, the rise of its culture and national identity, wars and victorious battles of different historical eras. These monuments include a monument to the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky, who gave his life in the struggle against the Horde Khans for the benefit of Ancient Rus.
The events of the war between Russia and Napoleon are immortalized inmonument "Monument to the People's Militia of 1812". And a whole group of monuments is dedicated to the events of the Great Patriotic War: the obelisk in honor of the feat of Gerasimenko, Krasilov, Cheremov, soldiers of the Soviet Army who gave their lives in battles against the fascists near Veliky Novgorod; stele "Hero of Military Glory" and the Victory Monument.
Novgorod is one of those strategic points,which prevented the fascists from quickly approaching Leningrad and destroying it. Therefore, Hitler threw at the destruction of his best army. Since the beginning of the war, the city has been subjected to fierce bombardment. In connection with the inequality of forces, the Russian troops had to retreat to the Small Volkhovets and defended there for seventeen months, after which Novgorod was captured and almost completely destroyed. Many residents who did not have time to evacuate were sent to concentration camps. Novgorod was liberated only in early 1944. The contribution of the hero city to the struggle against the fascists and the defense of Leningrad is invaluable. Therefore, in the Novgorod region, as in Veliky Novgorod, the Victory Monuments remind us of its heroic history.
The monument is located on the territory of the Kremlin, in the southernpart of the park, and is dedicated to the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War. It was established in the 70s of the XX century on the project of GV Neroda and A. Filippov. The construction was carried out by Novgorod and Leningrad builders in the winter season.
Sculptural composition of the Victory Monument inVeliky Novgorod rises above the Volkhov. It is located on the so-called Catherine Hill, or Spassky Bastion. Earlier in this place, according to the project of the nobleman Obolyaninov, a wooden pavilion was erected specially designed to store the gift of Catherine II, a yacht on which the Empress made a walk along the Vyshnevolotskaya water system.
The basis of the monument is the artificial graniteThe platform on which the pedestal is made of rectangular granite blocks. In the pedestal there are entrance doors to the internal premises and to the spiral staircase leading to the balustrade and the roof. On the pedestal there is a bronze rider on a horse, a Russian warrior with a sword in his raised hand, a symbol of the defender of the Motherland. Under the belly of the horse is a twisted swastika as a symbol of the defeat of the fascists at the hands of the Russian army.
Behind the monument in the background is erecteda granite tower on which is installed the image of an ancient Russian rook and on the perimeter of the roof there are military attributes. This is, first of all, a series of spears turned to the sky as a symbol of readiness to defend the Motherland, and a flagpole with a standard. On the standard there is a five-pointed star with a round medallion inside, outwardly reminiscent of the Hero's Star - the military award of the Soviet state. On the shafts of the copies a memorial plaque and an overlay in the form of a burning torch are attached as a symbol of the struggle for peace. On the facade the tower is decorated with bas-reliefs, which depict the main battles of the Great Patriotic War.
