The Monument to Minin and Pozharsky in Nizhny Novgorod is a copy of the monument located in Red Square in Moscow. It is situated in the historic center of Nizhny Novgorod at the Unity of the People Square, near the Kremlin and the Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist.

The history of the monument is connected to the events of the Time of Troubles when Russia was under Polish-Swedish siege and Moscow was captured by the Poles. In 1611, in Nizhny Novgorod, the zemsky elder Kuzma Minin called upon the people to fight against the invaders. He was supported by the city council, voivodes, and clergy. After a service at the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, Minin addressed the residents with a call to free the country from enemies, and it was decided to raise funds for the militia.

A commander was needed to lead the militia, and the people of Nizhny Novgorod proposed this role to Prince Dmitry Pozharsky. He agreed on the condition that Minin would handle the logistical matters.

In 1803, fundraising for a monument in honor of Minin and Pozharsky began. Ivan Martos took on the project, and it was initially planned to install it in Nizhny Novgorod. However, due to its significance, the monument was erected in Red Square in Moscow.

On February 20, 1818, the monument was ceremoniously unveiled. In Nizhny Novgorod, in 1828, an obelisk was erected in their honor on the territory of the Kremlin. In the 1910s, there were plans to create a new monument, but due to the revolution, the project was not completed. The materials were used for the monument "To the Victims of the 1905 Revolution" in Liberty Square.

In 2004, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov decided to rectify the historical injustice and install a copy of the monument in Nizhny Novgorod. He commissioned this to the renowned sculptor Zurab Tsereteli. The opening took place on November 4, 2005, at the Unity of the People Square, from where the people's militia began in 1611.