Monument to Mikhail Kutuzov

The monument was erected at the Garrison House of Officers. The opening ceremony was attended by the command of the Novosibirsk Combined Arms Association, representatives of the city hall, veterans, cadets of military schools, as well as members of military-patriotic clubs.

The idea of installing this monument, judging by archival data, was born in 1914, but it was not possible to implement it then. This information was found by the staff of the Museum of the History of Troops of the Siberian Military District, on whose initiative the bust was soon installed.

For Novosibirsk, as for the whole country, the celebration of the “jubilee” of the victory in the war with Napoleon is an archival event. It was attended by about 30 thousand immigrants from Siberia. The largest military formation consisted of 17 thousand soldiers and officers, almost all of whom died during the defense of the Raevsky battery.

Now the bust of Kutuzov will become a kind of symbol of the victory of the Russian people and a reminder of his exploits.