Monument to Minin and Pozharsky Framed by Trees in Snow

Covered snow the monument to Kozma Minin and Dmitri Pozharsky, the heroes of the national struggle for liberation against the Swedish and Polish invaders in 1610-1612, framed by white trees in a small garden outside St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in heavy snowfall. The statue was designed by the famous sculptor, Ivan Martos, and erected in 1818 as the city's first monumental sculpture.

Photo #072 taken on February 13, 2019