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Rusalka Memorial


(Wikipedia) 		Amandus Adamson
1902

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Description

'Island of rocks' with a 'high rock' at the center with atop an angel holding an Orthodox cross towards the assumed direction of the shipwreck. At the foot of the high rock is a bronze relief of the shipwreck of the Russalka at the foot. The monument is surrounded by cast iron pillars and lamp posts connected with chains. On the pillars are the names of the 165 deceased seafarers. The lamp posts have the Russian imperian eagle.

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Inscription(s)

Русалка
въ денъ гибели
7 Сентября 1893 года 		7 Сентября 1893 года
на броненосцъ „Русалка“ находились
Командиръ К 2 р. Виктор Иенишъ
Старший офицер К 2 р. Николай Протопоповъ
Лейтенанты Валерианъ Стравинский Порфирий Ершовъ
и Григорий Бурхановский
Мичмана: Герхардъ Майеръ и Владимиръ Долговъ
К. М. А. Шт. Кап. Владиславъ Алъкимовичъ
и Пор: Михаилъ Буровъ
К. Ф. Ш. Шт. Кап. Петръ Кириловъ.
Пом. Ст. Инж. Мех. Левъ Янъ
Младш. врачъ Кол. Асс. Викторъ Сверчковъ
Нижних Чиновъ:
Боцм. I Боцман мт. I. Квар. II. Подшх. I. Батлр. I.
Арт.сод. І. Маш. сод. І Пис. І. Фельд І
Матросовъ и Машинной команды 146
Всего Офицеровъ 12 Нижних чиновъ 165 человекъ. 		Россіяне
не забываютъ своихъ
героевъ мучениковъ 		сооружен
въ благополучное царствование
Государя Императора
Николая II
въ 1902 году
на средства собранныя съ
Высочайшаго
соизво-ленія повсемъстной
въ Имперій
подпиской
The Rusalka (Mermaid)
crossed the threshold into death
7 September 1893 		7 September 1893
on the battleship 'Mermaid' were
Commander Captain 2nd rank Victor Ienish
Senior officer Captain 2nd rank Nikolay Protopopov
Lieutenants Valerian Stravinsky, Porphiriy Ershov
and Grigoriy Burkhanovskiy
Midshipman: Gerhard Mayer and Vladimir Dolgov
Marine Corps Artillery Staff Captain Vladislav Alkimovich
and Lieutenant Captain Mikhail Burov
Corps Naval Navigators Staff Captain Petr Kirilov.
Ass. Art. Mech. Ing. Lev Yan
Junior Doctor Col. Ass. Viktor Sverchkov
The lower ranks:
Botsm. I. Boatswain mt. I. Quartermaster II. Podshh. I. Batlr. I.*
Art.sod. I. Mash. sod. I. Pis. I Feld I.*
Matrosov and Machine Team 146
Total Officers 12 Lower ranks 165 men. 		Russians
do not forget their
heroes martyrs 		Built
during the prosperous
reign of Czar
Nicholas II
in 1902
the means of collection with
Supreme
permission in the entire
Empire
by subscription
* Explanation of the Russian abbreviations wanted!

On a granite stone at the foot of the stairs, right:

Проектъ
памятника одобренъ
Государемъ Импeраторомъ
11. Июня 1901 г.
Закладка произведена 7 Сентября 1901 г.
Памятникъ освященъ
7 Сентября 1902 г. 		Monument project
approval of the
sovereign Czar
11 June 1901
Foundation laid 7 September 1901
Monument consecrated
7 September 1902

Signature

(relief) П.Н. Вульфъ / А. Адамсонъ / 1901 г.
Restaureering- / Koopia / P. Horma / 1945
Valotud / E.T.K.V.L. / Kopli / Masinatehases / 1946

The lamp poles have on the side the foundry mark: Ф. ВИГАНДЪ / РЕВЕЛЬ / 1903.

Annotation

The Russalka Memorial is erected on 7 September 1902 to mark the ninth anniversary of the sinking of the Russian warship Rusalka (Mermaid), which sank en route to Finland in 1893.

The model for the angel was the sculptor's housekeeper Juliana Rootsi.

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Old Postcard(s)

 
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Sculptor

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Locatie (N 59°26'36" - E 24°47'38") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ee028; Photograph: 7 July 2013
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