Princess Olga Monument, Bronze statue in central Pskov, Russia.
The Princess Olga Monument is a bronze figure of the princess holding a cross in her right hand, with a halo above her head, standing beside her grandson Prince Vladimir, who holds an icon of Christ. It rests on a cylindrical white stone pedestal carved with bas-reliefs of twelve Pskov and Russian saints. Sculptor Vyacheslav Klykov made both the sculpture and the pedestal 4.20 metres tall.
The monument was put up in 2003, to mark the 1100th anniversary of the first written mention of Pskov, honoring Princess Olga who ruled the region in the 10th century. She was the first ruler of Kievan Rus to convert to Christianity, well before it became the state religion.
The white stone base carries bas-reliefs of twelve Pskov and Russian saints, among them Princes Dovmont-Timofey and Vsevolod-Gavriil, Alexander Nevsky, and the blessed Nikolay Salos. Olga's head is crowned with a halo, and the boy at her side, her grandson Prince Vladimir, holds an icon of Christ.
The monument stands in the Children's Park (Detsky Park) in Pskov, not by the Kremlin walls. The bronze figure and its white stone pedestal are each 4.20 metres tall, so the base's bas-reliefs sit above eye level; step back to see them. The park is a short walk from the old town centre.
Pskov is traditionally considered the birthplace of Princess Olga, though historical sources do not fully agree on this. The statue was made by sculptor Vyacheslav Klykov, who created several monuments across Russia tied to early Russian history.
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