Monument to General AP Yermolov
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Monument to General AP Yermolov is located in the city of Stavropol on the prospect of Karl Marx. This monument, a draft of which was designed by renowned sculptor NF Stavropol Sanzharova, it was established in 1998

Bust of General cast at the foundry in the city of Minsk, and maroon granite pedestal is in the suburbs. Dynamics and impressiveness of this composition gives the bronze and exquisite luxury - the color of granite, from which was made a pedestal.

Sculptor accurately recreate the image of AP Yermolov. He looks confident, courageous, ruthless to the enemy commander.

AP Yermolov was born in 1777. In 1818, he was General of Infantry, and since 1837 - General of Artillery. In 1805 - 1807 years. Yermolov participated in the war with France. In 1812 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the First Army, and in 1813 - 1814. - The commander of the division and corps. From 1816 to 1827 Yermolov was commander of a separate Caucasian Corps and the commander in chief in Georgia during the Caucasian War. In 1827, AP Yermolov was dismissed for the protection of the Decembrists.

In the history of the Caucasus region, AP Yermolov came as a warrior, a wise politician and reformer. Get rid of the slave trade from the Caucasus, he tamed the discord between local princes, contributed to the development of many cities, laid the foundation for the formation of officers' meetings, and after - the nobility and the public.

Particularly important is the role of AP Yermolov in the history of Stavropol. As once the Empress Catherine II contributed to the bottom of the Stavropol fortress and AP Yermolov subsequently made the city the capital of the county a large Caucasian region.

Taking into account all the merits AP Yermolov, in 1999, the city boulevard was named after him and was installed the monument.

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