Regions of Russia: The largest monument to Field Marshal Kutuzov opened in the "new Moscow"

Monument to Mikhail Kutuzov was opened on September 1, 2012 in the settlement Krasnopokhorskoye, at the new metropolitan area.

The monument to the legendary commander, General-Field Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Golenischev-Kutuzov has a height of 6 meters. Its setting in the location is not accidental - autumn 1812 Kutuzov's headquarters were located here, where plans of fighting of Russian troops were developed.

This July, Krasnopokhorskoye settlement became a part of Moscow. Previously, these lands belonged to the Podolsk district of the Moscow region.