After the victory of the Soviet people in the most terrible war waged by Nazi Germany, throughout the country began to rise memorials and monuments, reflecting the events of those years.Oddly enough, but even after five decades of a modest museum and a few guns left over after the battle, the monument was replaced in Prokhorovka field where the battle took place, a turning point in the war.
murmur of the public and the silent reproach endless fields
In the early 90's the issue of opening of the memorial complex in Prokhorovka field group social activists raised the Kursk and Belgorod regions, and on the border of which is the area where there was the famous tank battle.The charges stemmed from an article in "Pravda" a prominent statesman Nikolai Ryzhkov, who resented the lack in the area of the monument worthy of this event.At the site of the deaths of thousands of Soviet soldiers it is proposing to build an Orthodox church.He was to some extent replaced and has not erected a monument to Soviet soldiers in Prokhorovka field.Photos countryside, where only hidden in the ground fragments of shells reminded of the glorious battle, served as a powerful argument silent condemnation of posterity.
the 50th anniversary of the Great Victory
was soon announced to raise funds for the construction of the temple, and some time later, in November 1993, published another article Ryzhkov, in which he compared the Prokhorovka battle Kulikov battle September 161380 and the victory of Russian troops at Borodino August 26, 1812 as the three most important events in Russian history.The ideas expressed by the author, changed plans for the construction of the social group of the temple: it was decided to build in the field of Prokhorovka real memorial complex in memory of the battle.
Acting Head of the Administration of the Belgorod region Yevgeny Savchenko - one of the initiators of the construction of the complex - turned to the Council of Ministers with a request to partially finance the project from the state treasury.From the idea to build a temple as social activists have not given up - it should be part of the complex.Please Savchenko was heard, and the money for the construction were identified, and a monument on the Prokhorovka field had to be erected for the 50th anniversary of the Victory.To develop the project was entrusted to the famous sculptor, a native of Kursk region, Vyacheslav canine.
At that time, the list of successful work Klykova already there were about two hundred were built according to his designs of sculptural structures.One of them - a monument to Marshal Zhukov, installed at the Historical Museum in Moscow.Vyacheslav by that time had conceived a few years to build a majestic monument to the Prokhorovka field.History of Russia, according to the author, should have found it reflected.For Memorial Complex Fangs drafted a unique belfry, which was a great battle and a monument and a symbol of the three historic victories, which he wrote Ryzhkov.
Opening Victory Monument in Prokhorovka field
Two kilometers from Prokhorovka on the hill more than two hundred meters in height, in memory of the battle that took place July 12, 1943, and was elevated to the memorial complex "Belfry".Its opening was held on 3 May 1995.The presidents of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to attend the ceremony, thus testified how valuable for the three states and the heroism of Soviet soldiers erected a monument to him in Prokhorovka field.Description of this important event appeared in many newspapers, not only in Russia.Lighting Bells union at the Belfry, the top of which is crowned by a gilded figure of the Virgin Mary, made himself the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II.
Opposite the memorial complex was built in a rather uncharacteristic for Orthodoxy style, a beautiful temple.All the walls in it, from floor to ceiling, covered with plaques, which knocked out the names of soldiers killed in a tank battle at Prokhorovka.
four pylon Belfry
Author majestic Belfry, Vyacheslav Canines, considered her his best creation.In his opinion it is difficult to disagree.Monument in Prokhorovka field - the same Belfry - standing at some distance from each other four pylons symbolizing the four years of war.Pylons in the upper part connected gilded dome, on which stands a statue of the Virgin.
Pylons Belfry decorated with 24 bas-reliefs.Among the many songs that tell a particular story of the Russian state, you can find images and Prince Dmitry Donskoy, and General Field Marshal Kutuzov, and Marshal Zhukov - a total of about 130 historical images.
first pylon, which marks the beginning of the war, turned to the West, from which came in 1941 on Soviet soil matter.North tower facing towards Kursk, where installed Root Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God - patroness of Russia from the XII century.For 1942, a watershed year of the war, was of great importance patronage powers of the saints.
Eastern Pylon symbolizes liberation from the enemy - it all from the East 1943rd came to the walls of the Reichstag army of liberators.In the southern pylon laid the meaning of the Victory in the image of St. George, decorate the top of the pylon.
Three era at Prokhorovka
As already mentioned, the idea of giving Ryzhkov Prokhorovsky battle inverse value of the third field in the history of Russia like the organizers of the memorial complex, and has been implemented not only in the bas-reliefs Belfry.Under its dome was suspended alarm bell weighing three and a half tons, which rings every 20 minutes for an hour.The first recalls the sound of those who fell in the Battle of Kulikov, the second - of those killed in the Battle of Borodino.The third sound in the memory of those whose eternal resting place became the Prokhorovka.
in 2006 did not become a sculptor Vyacheslav Klykova, but his son Andrew continued his father's work.In 2008, not far from the Belfry he set three busts of the great generals: Dmitry Donskoy, Mikhail Kutuzov, and Georgy Zhukov.In the late 2000s, it has been set yet another monument to the Prokhorovka field - to Vyacheslav Shishkov A canine work.It stands at the foot of the belfry and the like admiring his best work.
value Battle of Prokhorovka
Many battles of the Great Patriotic worthy of the memory of grateful descendants, like the one that began on the second day of the war and lasted for a week in the area of Brody-Rovno-Lutsk in western Ukraine.Only the defeat of our troops did not bring him fame worthy.Held two years later, on July 12, 1943, the Battle of Kursk ended with our victory.In honor of her and a monument was erected in Prokhorovka field.Pictures that are painted pylons Belfry, like telling the story of reliable tank battles and other major events.They can be studied as a textbook on the history of the Russian state - they all military glory of the Fatherland.
