Monument to City of Military Glory, Memorial stele in Veliky Novgorod, Russia

The Monument to City of Military Glory is a granite Doric column 10.35 m tall and 0.85 m in diameter, crowned with the Russian coat of arms and set on a pedestal in the centre of a square 17 m on each side. Four mini-steles with bronze reliefs stand at the corners.

Veliky Novgorod was awarded the honorary title "City of Military Glory" by presidential decree No. 1533 on 28 October 2008, and the charter was presented at the Kremlin on 8 December 2008. A 2006 decree required a stele in every city holding the title. The site by the Kinocenter was chosen by the town-planning council on 5 August 2009, construction ran from March to early May 2010, and the monument opened on 8 May 2010 during the 65th anniversary of the Victory.

The four corner mini-steles carry bronze relief panels, each 1.0 × 1.0 m and about 130 kg, made by Novgorod sculptors Sergei Gaev and Vadim Borovykh and unveiled on 23 September 2012 during the 1150th anniversary of Russian statehood. Their multi-figure compositions mix bas-relief and high relief with people, animals, heraldic elements and explanatory inscriptions, divided into four periods: Old Rus (to 1478), the Muscovite Tsardom (1492–1721), the Russian Empire (1721–1917) and modern history from 1917.

The stele stands in the square by the former Kinotsentr, chosen by the city planning council on 5 August 2009. The square measures 17 m on each side, with four 2 m mini-steles at its corners, so a full circuit takes only a few minutes. Ceremonies are held here on City Day, Days of Military Glory, Defender of the Fatherland Day and Victory Day.

The four corner mini-stelae carry bronze relief panels, each 1.0 × 1.0 m, 2 to 8 cm thick and about 130 kg, cast by Novgorod sculptors Sergei Gaev and Vadim Borovykh. They were unveiled on 23 September 2012 during the 1150th anniversary of Russian statehood, and the 16 sketches and caption texts had been approved in spring 2011.