The Millennium of Russia

1.

THE MILLENNIUM
OF RUSSIA

2.

Introduction
The Millennium of Russia is
a monument erected in
Novgorod in 1862 in
honor of the millennial
anniversary of the
chronicle vocation of the
Varangians, which is
traditionally associated
with the beginning of
Russian statehood. The
authors of the
monument's design are
sculptors Mikhail Mikeshin,
Ivan Schroeder and
architect Victor Hartman.
The monument is located
in the Novgorod detinets,
opposite St. Sophia
Cathedral and the former
Office building.

3.

Monument
The monument is a giant
orb-power on a bellshaped pedestal; the
general outline of the
monument is bell-shaped
(according to some
assumptions, it was
intended to "evangelize
descendants about the
heroic past of Russia"). Six
sculptural groups are
installed around the state.
The total height of the
monument is 15.7 m (the
height of the pedestal is 6
m; the height of the figures
is 3.3 m; the cross on the
power is 3 m). The diameter
of the granite pedestal is 9
m; the sphere—power is 4
m; the circumference of
the high relief is 26.5 m. The
weight of the metal of the
monument is 100 tons, the
weight of the bronze
casting is 65.5 tons

4.

Upper tier
An angel supporting a
cross The personification
of the Orthodox Church
and blessing a kneeling
woman in Russian
national costumethe
personification of Russia,
leaning on a shield with a
coat of arms and the
date "1862". This group is
installed at the top of the
power (a symbol of the
monarch's state power)
The state is decorated
with a relief ornament of
crosses (a symbol of the
unity of the church and
autocracy) and is
surrounded by the
inscription: "a thousand
people of the Russian
state entered the
prosperous reign of
Emperor Alexander Iigo in
1862".

5.

Middle tier
The vocation of the Varangians to Russia
was the first Prince Rurik in a pointed
helmet with a pointed shield in an
animal skin thrown over his shoulders.
Behind him on the right is the pagan
god Veles (facing south, towards
Kiev).The Baptism of Rus, the Grand
Duke of Kiev Vladimir Svyatoslavich in
the center of the composition with an
eight-pointed Byzantine cross raised up,
a Slavic woman holding out a child to
him for baptism, and a Slavon
overthrowing the pagan idol Perun
(facing south).The beginning of the
expulsion of the Mongol-Tatars Dmitry
Donskoy, in his right hand holds a sixpointer, and in his left — Bunchuk
tramples the defeated Mamai with his
foot (facing east, towards Moscow).The
foundation of the autocratic Russian
kingdom Ivan IV in royal robes,
Monomakh's hat, with a scepter and a
power, accepting the sign of power
from the kneeling warrior of the Golden
Horde — bunchuk. Nearby lie a
Lithuanian defeated in battle and a
defeated Livonian knight with a broken
sword (facing east). In the background
is the figure of a man, a "Siberian",
supporting the state, symbolizing the
beginning of the annexation of Siberia
to the Russian Kingdom.The foundation
of the Russian Empire Peter I in the
uniform of an officer of the
Preobrazhensky Regiment and
porphyry, crowned with a laurel wreath
with a scepter in his right hand, and a
Genius-winged angel pointing the way
north to the place of the future St.
Petersburg. At Peter's feet, a Swede is
on his knees, defending his torn banner
(facing north, towards St. Petersburg).

6.

Lower tier
(frieze)
The frieze is
divided into
four sections:
"Enlightener",
"Statesmen",
"Military men
and heroes",
"Writers and
artists".

7.

Сonclusion
The Millennium of
Russia monument
is an example of
Russian
architecture and
architecture of
the middle of the
century and
represents the
increasingly
increasing power
of Russia over the
centuries.