According to him, the situation will be corrected very soon with the opening in Moscow Park “Patriot” of the Main temple of the Armed Forces and the Museum complex “Road of Memory”.
“Completion of construction of the Main temple of the Armed Forces and the “Road of memory” is an unprecedented event of the year for soldiers as well as for all citizens of the country. In Russia for centuries been a tradition to build an Orthodox Church for the glory of the victories of the “Russian weapons” in memory of the fallen defenders of the Fatherland. As a rule, they were sanctified in honor of saints or ascetics of important Church dates, in celebration of which was the battle that determined the outcome of the war. One of the first of these churches was the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl, built in 1165 by Holy Prince Andrew Bogolyubsky in memory of the victory over the Volga Bulgars, and in honor of the deceased in this battle of the son Izyaslav. Thank-you monument of the miraculous salvation of Moscow from the invasion of Tamerlane became the Sretensky monastery, founded at the meeting place of the Miraculous Vladimir icon. In memory of the conquest of Kazan was built Church of the Intercession on the Moat on red square, also called Saint Basil’s Cathedral”, – said the chief of the General staff, RG.
the Main temple of the Russian Armed forces in Kubinka in the Park “Patriot” to the 75-th anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war will become the third largest after the temple of Christ the Savior in Moscow and St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Its height together with a cross will be 95 meters. In honor of the year the war ended – 1945 – the diameter of the drum of the main dome is 19 meters 45 centimeters. 75 years since the Victory symbolizes a 75-meter tall belfry, and a thousand 1 418 days and nights of the great Patriotic war is reflected in the height of the small domes 14 meters 18 centimeters and the length of the media galleries, “Road of memory” on the territory of the temple complex – 1 418 thousand steps. The monumental temple designed in the Russian style, seamlessly incorporating modern architectural approaches and unique for the Orthodox churches of the innovation. The facades of the building will be clad in metal, the arches are glazed.
the Walls inside are painted with scenes from biblical history, and outside, at the entrance, put statues of the patron saints of the Russian army.
the Building of the Main Temple of the armed forces is conducted exclusively on the people’s money – that is, voluntary donations. It’s an old Russian tradition, when the Church building is a national matter, such cathedrals were built in honor of each military victory.
the complex will be a gallery of “memory Road” with a length of 1418 steps in memory of 1418 days and nights, during which lasted fighting. Gallery with the help of technology photomicrographs will be issued to tens of millions of photographs of Uchastnikov the great Patriotic war.
full interview of chief of the General staff of the Russian Armed Forces army General Valery Gerasimov read all about it “RG” from 29.04.2020.
