The sculpture of Baron Wrangel, installed in 2007 in the Serbian town of Sremski Karlovci, is one of the monuments to Russian presence in Serbia.
Pyotr Nikolaevich Wrangel, an outstanding Russian commander, the last commander of the Russian army and leader of the White movement, left a significant mark in the history of Russia. The monument to him in Serbia is explained by the fact that he lived for several years in Sremski Karlovci, where he led the Russian white emigration. Wrangel was highly respected among the locals and remains honored to this day. Therefore, the local authorities gladly supported the initiative of the Petersburg philanthropist Lebedev to establish a monument in the town.
The opening ceremony of the monument to Baron Wrangel took place in 2007. The author of the bronze sculpture is the Petersburg sculptor Vasily Nikolaevich Azmeshin. Pyotr Nikolaevich is depicted from the waist up in a Circassian coat and a Cossack papakha. The sculpture stands on a granite pedestal, on which it is inscribed in golden letters: "Baron Wrangel Pyotr Nikolaevich, Lieutenant General, Ruler of Southern Russia, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army (1920)." Below are the dates of his birth and death, as well as the names of the cities where he was born and died. Behind the monument is a large banner with a photograph of officers of the Russian army.
The monument is popular among locals and tourists. Regularly, "Russian Days" and other commemorative events are held here.
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