Monument to Russian Sailors in Messina
The monument is dedicated to the sailors who came to the aid of the city's residents after the earthquake in 1908. In 2012, the Andrei the First-Called Foundation opened a monument to the Russian sailors who saved thousa…
Bust of A.V. Suvorov in Lomello (Italy)
In 1799, the Russian army commanded by General Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov was stationed in the Italian town of Lomello, near Milan. In 2011, representatives from Italy and Russia agreed to install a commemorative bust…
Monument to Anna Akhmatova in Sicily
On July 11, 2015, a monument to Anna Akhmatova was unveiled in Taormina, Sicily. The monument is located in the garden of the Giuseppe Mazzullo Cultural Foundation at Palazzo Duca di Santo Stefano. The ceremony was atten…
Monument to Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna in Helsinki
Alexandra, the beloved Russian empress of the Finns and patroness of Helsinki, left a significant mark on the city's history. On the waterfront of Helsinki stands a granite stele, erected in honor of Alexandra Fyodorovna…
Monument to Boris Pasternak in Sicily
On the grounds of the University of Messina, located in the industrial and resort city in the northwest of the island, a monument to Boris Pasternak has been erected. Messina, among all the cities in Sicily, is closest t…
Monument to Peter I in Antwerp
The monument, created by Franguyan, was installed on October 7, 1998, in Belgium as part of the "Days of Peter the Great" festival. The bronze statue of Peter I occupies the spot where the emperor himself once walked whe…
Peter I Monument 'Tsar-Carpenter' in Zaandam (Netherlands)
In 1907, at an exhibition in Paris, Nicholas II saw plaster models of the monuments "Peter I Learning Shipbuilding in Zaandam" and "Peter I Saving Fishermen near Lachta," created by sculptor Leopold Bernshtein. The emper…
Peter I's House in Zaandam (Netherlands)
This refers to an old wooden building in the Dutch city of Zaandam. The house was built in 1632, and in 1697, Russian Tsar Peter I lived here during his visit to Holland with the Grand Embassy. Although he spent only a w…
Monument to Fallen Russian Soldiers in World War I in Czechia
On November 24-25, Czechia will celebrate the centenary of the monument "Fallen for the Fatherland in the Great World War." This monument is located in the fortress of Josefov in the town of Jaroměř, on the site of a for…
Monument to Peter I in Rotterdam
In 1997, in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Great Embassy, a monument to Peter I was unveiled on the banks of the Maas River in Rotterdam. The Russian tsar visited this city twice and was a great admirer of Holland…
