Memory of Russia: Monument to the heroes of the First World War opened in Pskov

On the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation on August 22, 2014 in the center of Pskov, on the boulevard between the two stations - bus and rail – took place the official opening ceremony of the monument to the Heroes of the First World War.

The monument to the heroes of the First World War the works of the People's Artist of Russia Salavat Shcherbakov is installed in Pskov by the Russian military historical society in the centenary year of the First World War. He is a figure of Russian soldier going to attack with a rifle. Behind it is developing a banner of the Pskov Regiment depicting the Virgin and the coat of arms of Russia.

The location of the monument was chosen after serious public debates. Here was housed a military settlement of the 24th Infantry Division, stationed in the Alexander settlement near the station "Pskov". In addition, the monument is located near the Tsar's chapel, opened in memory of the abdication of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II from the throne. During the First World War, the Pskov land was an outpost of Russia. Here housed the headquarters of the Northern Front, created for the defense of Petrograd.