The Millennium of Russia Monument at night in the grounds of the Kremlin, Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

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Millennium of Russia Monument was erected in 1862 to celebrate the millennium of Rurik's arrival to Novgorod, an event traditionally taken as a starting point of the history of Russian statehood.

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Size: 5271px × 3514px
Location: Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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