Medina declined to answer the question about the memorial plaque Mannerheim

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Мединский уклонился от ответа на вопрос о памятной доске Маннергейму

The Minister of culture Vladimir Medinsky on Saturday refused to comment on the question of journalists about the fate of the memorial plaque to Marshal Carl Mannerheim in St. Petersburg, reports RIA “Novosti”.

The Minister of culture on Saturday took part in military-historical festival “the Gatchina truth”, which takes place on September 10-11 in city Gatchina near St. Petersburg. The festival is dedicated to three important dates: the 250-year anniversary since the start of construction of the Gatchina Palace, the day of the city of Gatchina, which is 220 years, and the 75th anniversary of the great Patriotic war.

Minister Medinsky attended the festival as a guest. The question of one of journalists, “what will happen to the Board Mannerheim in St. Petersburg”, the Minister said: “I will tell it”. After that he moved to another subject, and subsequently left the subject with no response.

Other issues the Minister dealt with the festival “the Gatchina truth”, as well as the Gatchina parks, museums and cultural institutions.

In June in St. Petersburg was installed a memorial plaque in honor of the Finnish Marshal, commander in chief of the Finnish army, Carl Mannerheim. The Board appeared on the facade of the Military Academy of logistics on Zakharyevskaya street. Its installation caused a public outcry, activists many times against the blackboard paint.

Petersburg, the public was divided in assessing the role of Mannerheim in the history. Supporters of the idea to perpetuate the name of the Marshal in the city I remember of his services to the Royal army, participating in the Russo-Japanese and First world wars, the Asian expedition. However, opponents of the initiative point to the participation of the Finnish army in the siege of Leningrad and the role of Mannerheim as commander in chief in this process, and also blamed direct contact with Adolf Hitler, who on 4 June 1942 was a guest at the 75th anniversary of the Finnish Marshal.

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim is considered a national hero in Finland, but 30 years of his life connected with Russia. In 1887 he went to serve in the Russian army, where he served until 1917. He served at the Imperial court in St. Petersburg, participated in the Russo-Japanese war, commanded the Russian army in the First world. After the October revolution and the coming to power of the Bolsheviks Mannerheim left Finland.

30 November 1939 – the day of the Soviet-Finnish war (1939-1940 years) – Mannerheim was appointed Supreme commander of the army of Finland. Under his leadership, the Finnish troops were able to withstand the first blow of the red army and successfully conduct combat operations against the enemy with numerical superiority.

However, on 9 March 1940 Mannerheim recommended that the government of Finland to look for any ways to the world because the reserves were exhausted, and the exhausted army was unable long to hold the front against a much stronger opponent. 13 March in Moscow signed a peace agreement on the terms of Union, to which Finland gave the Soviet Union 12% of its territory.

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