Middle Level
| Picture | Name | Name in Russian | Historical year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The arrival of the Varangians in Rus | Призвание варягов на Русь | 862 | The statue of the first warrior prince Rurik with helmet and shield with the inscription "year 6370" (since the creation of the world). Rurik wears a fur on his shoulders, behind him the pagan Slavic god Veles can be seen. The figure looks south-west, in the direction of Kiev. | |
| The Christianization of Rus | Крещение Руси | 988 | In the center, the Kievan Grand Prince Vladimir the Great can be found, raises an Orthodox cross. Besides, a woman holds her child for baptism and a Slav dispossesses the pagan god Perun. The composition looks in the south-eastern direction. | |
| Beginning of the expulsion of the Tatars | Начало изгнания татар | 1380 | Dmitry Donskoi, the victor in the Battle of Kulikovo, holds a Russian mace in his right hand. At his feet lies Mamai, the defeated khan of the Golden Horde. In the left hand Dmitry Donskoi holds a captured bunchuk, the Tatar symbol of power. The composition looks east. | |
| Foundation of an independent Russian Tsardom | Основание самодержавного царства Русского | 1491 | Ivan the Great in a dress of Byzantine emperors with Monomach's Cap. In his hands he holds a scepter and a globus cruciger. In front of him, a Tatar is kneeling, beside him, a Lithuanian is lying, representing Grand Duchy of Lithuania, as well as a Teutonic knight with a broken sword, representing the Order of Teutonic Knights. The composition looks north-east. | |
| Inthronisation of the Romanov dynasty | Начало династии Романовых | 1613 | The young Tsar Michael of Russia ascends to the Russian throne after the overcoming of the Time of Troubles. Prince Dmitry Pozharsky who represents the nobility protects him with his sword while Kuzma Minin who represents the people offers him the Monomach's Cap and the scepter. In the background, a figure of a Siberian Cossack can be found which symbolizes the colonization of Siberia to come. | |
| Creation of the Russian Empire | Образование Российской империи | 1721 | Peter the Great with laurel wreath and scepter in the right hand is supported by an angel who shows him the way to the north-west where the future city of Saint-Petersburg shall be founded. At Peter's feet, defeated Swede can be found who tries to protect his torn flag. This symbolizes the Russian victory in the Great Northern War. The composition looks north-west. |
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“At middle night great cats with silver claws,
Bodies of shadow and blind eyes like pearls,
Came up out of the hole, and red-eared hounds
With long white bodies came out of the air
Suddenly, and ran at them and harried them.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
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—Emmuska, Baroness Orczy (1865–1947)