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On September 20, 1862, the first monument dedicated to the Russian state—the "Millennium of Russia" monument—was officially unveiled in Veliky Novgorod
The idea for the monument was proposed by Emperor Alexander II. The monument's design was created by sculptors Mikhail Mikeshin and Ivan Schroeder.The foundation stone for the monument was laid in May 1861 on the Kremlin square...
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On 21 September 1862, in Grand Novgorod, in the Kremlin, the first monument dedicated to the Russian State, the monument "The Millennium of Russia", was inaugurated in front of the Cathedral of St. Sofia in the presence of Alexander II and members of the royal family.