Memorial General Brusilov

The monument of general Alexei Brusilov. It was opened on 14 Nov. 2007 at the intersection of Shpalernaya and Tavricheskaya street. The sculptor Y.Y. Neiman, the architect S. P. Odnovalov. Made of bronze, the pedestal made of granite. The height is four metres. The place of the monument was chosen not by chance: not far from there was Officer cavalry school, where he was taught. Arakcheev barracks, where he lived also were nearby.

Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov was a Russian general most noted for the development of new offensive tactics used in the 1916 Brusilov Offensive, which was his greatest achievement. The innovative and relatively successful tactics used were later copied by the Germans. Born into the aristocracy (whose father was also a general) Brusilov trained as a cavalry officer, but by 1914 he realized that cavalry was obsolete in the new style of warfare because of its vulnerability to machine gun and artillery. Historians portray him as the only Russian general capable of winning major battles.

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• Text: Fyodor Telin
• Photos: Fyodor Telin