Polezhaevsky Park in the city of St. Petersburg

Polezhaevsky Park is located in the Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg.

The history of the park begins in 1840. After the acquisition of the estate of the Buxhowden family by St. Petersburg Lieutenant General G.G. Kushelev, an English landscape park with a network of paths and alleys was laid out.

After the death of Kushelev’s wife, the estate was on the verge of ruin and therefore was launched from the auction. Part of the estate was acquired by K.M. Polezhayev, and since then the name of its owner has been assigned to the park.

In 1909, the picturesque park was opened for walks. There were boating, swimming and fishing, and on Sundays a symphony orchestra performed in the park.

However, after the revolution of 1917, and then the blockade, the estate falls into decline, the buildings are disassembled "as unnecessary", the pond disappears.

Currently, the main objects of the park are monuments associated with the Great Patriotic War. This is the memorial complex of the Alley of Glory, consisting of two obelisks and an alley passing along the former line of defense of Leningrad, along which nine hundred birches are planted, symbolizing nine hundred days of siege, and the Church of Nina Equal to the Apostles (it was on the day of her memory that the blockade of Leningrad was broken). Seventy-five dead soldiers are buried near the church.