- VELIKY NOVGOROD, RUSSIA - JULY 04, 2015: Monument "Millennium of Russia" (1862) in the Novgorod Kremlin close-up Editorial Stock Photo.
- The millennium of Russia was to be captured in bas-reliefs and images of prominent statesmen and heroes of the Fatherland, who did a lot for its prosperity.
- The Millennium of Russia is a bronze monument in the Novgorod Kremlin. It was erected in 1862 to celebrate the millennium of Rurik's arrival to Novgorod...
- It was erected in 1862 to celebrate the millennium of Rurik's arrival to Novgorod, an event traditionally taken as a starting point of the history of Russian statehood.
- Highlights of Monument Millennium of Russia. The monument was built in 1862 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Rurik's arrival.
- The millennium of Russia was to be captured in bas-reliefs and images of prominent statesmen and heroes of the Fatherland, who did a lot for its prosperity.
- The Millennium of Russia (1862), with Saint Sophia Cathedral in the background. The upper row of figures is cast in the round and the lower one is in relief.
- The city on the Volkhov River was chosen as the site for the erection of a monument dedicated to the celebration of the Millennium of Russia, not by chance.
- At 15 metres high and weighing 65 tonnes it's a magnificent monument unrivalled in the whole of Russia. The granite pedestal on which it stands weighs.
- Opening of the Millennium of Russia monument in 1862. Novgorod Kremlin museum. In April 1859, a competition for the monument project was announced.