Cossack’s Army Monument (Krasnodar, Russia)
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The obelisk in honor of the 200th Anniversary of the Kuban Cossack army — a monument in Krasnodar, at the intersection of the Krasnaya and Budyonny streets.
Built for the celebration in 1896 of the 200th anniversary of the Kuban Cossack army. Opened in 1897. Destroyed in the early 1930-ies, restored in 1999.
In 1891, the Kuban Cossacks started to prepare for the 100th anniversary of the resettlement on the Kuban. The Military Department recommended, instead, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the troops, taking as a starting point the year 1696, which traces its history Khopersky Cossack regiment, which became part of the Kuban Cossack army during its formation in 1860.
Ekaterinodar, the city Council has allocated for the construction of a monument to 5,000 rubles. The project was commissioned by Kuban well-known architect Vasily Andreevich Filippov. By 1896, the construction of the monument was not completed, and September 8-9, 1896, during the celebrations in honor of the 200th anniversary of the troops of city head V. S. Klimov was presented “in the smart folder” photograph of a model of the obelisk acting ataman of the Cossack troops J. D. Malham. Inauguration of the monument took place on 7 may 1897 and was accompanied by festivities.
The monument was is made of local stone, the TRANS-Kuban was topped by a gilded ball and a coat of arms. On all sides of the obelisk — iron boards with inscriptions, decorated with bas-reliefs. At first, the front embossed: “1696-1896”, at the bottom of the pedestal is the emblem of the Kuban region and the inscription: “Kuban Cossack army Ekaterinodar urban society in commemoration of the bicentennial of troops on 8 September 1896.” On the opposite side in relief the monogram of Emperor Nicholas II and the inscription: “Celebrated the bicentennial of the Kuban Cossack army, formed in 1860 from troops of the black sea and linear Cossacks part, according to seniority, the oldest of the included in its composition Khopersky Cossack regiment”. In bas-relief on the East side is the monogram of Peter I and the inscription on the participation of joperaw in the capture of Azov in 1696, with the Western — initials of Catherine II and the inscription: “to the Descendants of glorious Cossacks, valorous Cossacks of the black sea Cossack army, having attained the victorious glory… Breast-defended border they are placed on the outskirts of Russia and at the same time believed the labours and concerns over the device to a peaceful life on the banks of the Kuban…” Here mentioned about the Foundation in 1794 of the city of Ekaterinodar.
In 1920-ies from the top of the obelisk was broken, the two-headed eagle, and in the 1930-ies, the monument was completely destroyed.
During the celebration of 300 anniversary of the Kuban Cossacks took a new tab of the monument. The monument was restored at the same place and in the same forms and inaugurated on 16 October 1999. The authors of the restoration project became one of the leading Krasnodar sculptor Alexander Apollonov and chief architect of the Institute “Kuban” Oleg Kobzar.
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