Mannerheim board sculptor. Memorial plaque to Karl Mannerheim: Enemy occupationAction. Servant of two masters

The memorial plaque to Karl Mannerheim solemnly - with an orchestra, a military guard and high, but not numerous guests, among whom were Sergei Ivanov and Vladimir Medinsky, ex. prev. CEC Churov, and without a gathering of people - opened on June 16. A board on the wall of house No. 22 on Zakharyevskaya Street, where the Military Engineering and Technical University is located, appeared on the night before the opening and was heavily guarded by the police until the morning.

The tablet was placed on the building of the Military Engineering and Technical University on Zakharyevskaya Street: before the revolution of 1917, this house was the regimental church of the Life Guards of the Cavalier Guard Regiment, in which Mannerheim served.
As the head of the Kremlin administration Sergei Ivanov stated at the opening ceremony of the board, "no one is going to whitewash Mannerheim's actions after 1918, but until 1918 he served Russia." The former chairman of the CEC, Churov, discovered inaccuracies in the reproduction of the orders on the general's chest.

The precautions were not taken in vain. Three days later, the board was doused with red paint, as Radio Baltika reported.





The paint was washed off by the cadets.

The personality of Mannerheim causes an ambiguous attitude.
It can be recalled that V. Putin in 2001. laid a wreath at Mannerheim's grave in Helsinki.



Medved was also seen in a similar

Of course, the inhabitants of St. Petersburg, many of whom know firsthand about the 900-day blockade of Leningrad and that the northern arc of the blockade was held by the allies of Nazi Germany, the Finns. We also remember the war with the White Finns commanded by Mannerheim, we know, and many saw the Mannerheim defensive line, a high-level fortification.

But at the same time, few people know that not a single shell flew to Leningrad from the Finnish front, the Finnish army stopped at the old Russian border, did not cut the Murmansk-Moscow railway line, along which Lend-Lease cargo was flowing ...

Here, for example, is what the writer Daniil Granin said about the opening of the board

"I understand those who oppose the Mannerheim memorial plaque. Their reproaches are clear to me. Mannerheim's troops were part of the blockade ring.
But there is another very important circumstance that many people forget about. The Finns, for their part, did not shell the city, and, despite Hitler's demand, Mannerheim forbade shelling Leningrad from guns.

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So who is he, Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim, baron, Russian military leader, lieutenant general of the tsarist army; cavalry general of the Finnish army, field marshal, marshal of Finland, regent of the Kingdom of Finland from December 12, 1918 to June 26, 1919, ally of the Third Reich, president of Finland from August 4, 1944 to March 11, 1946?

Gustav Mannerheim came from an old Swedish family. After the victory over the Swedes, one of his ancestors was the head of the delegation received by Alexander I and contributed to the success of the negotiations, which ended with the approval of the constitution and the autonomous status of the Grand Duchy of Finland. Since then, all the Mannerheims have become distinguished by a clear pro-Russian orientation, since Alexander I repeatedly reminded: “Finland is not a province. Finland is a state."
Gustav Mannerheim graduated from the University of Helsingfors and with honors from the Nikolaev Cavalry School. He received his first combat experience in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), commanding two squadrons, and proved to be a fairly capable military man. Served with Budyon, Brusilov. Received the rank of colonel.
During the First World War he fought in Galicia. After the revolution in 1918, he decides to leave for his native Finland. He led the Finnish army. He was not only a skilled warrior, but also well versed in politics. In 1927 he began to build a defensive line on the border with the USSR. In the war with the White Finns (the topic, by the way, is extremely sparingly covered in our country), the Red Army took this line. But at what cost? Our losses amounted to 400,000 with 20,000 losses among the Finns.
From the beginning of the war, Finland found itself, as it were, sandwiched between Germany and the USSR. And Mannerheim found his political line, which ensured the independence of his country during the Second World War.
Here I will quote a post found in LiveJournal. The author somewhat idealizes the positive role of Mannerheim and Finland during the war years. But the fact remains - Mannerheim fought for the independence of his country. Finland withdrew from the war with the USSR with the conclusion of an armistice agreement signed on September 19, 1944 in Moscow. After that, Finland, not satisfied with the speed of the withdrawal of German troops from its territory, began military operations against Germany (the Lapland War).
So, a post from LJ user "anty_big_game"

How Mannerheim "saved" Leningrad

Why do former Chekists lay flowers at Mannerheim's grave and install a memorial plaque in the city on the Neva! It's no coincidence, you see?

After the Second World War, the leaders of the countries that were satellites of Germany were executed. Some were hanged, others were shot. There was only one exception - the commander-in-chief of the Finnish army Karl Mannerheim. He was not punished, on the contrary, he was promoted. At the request of Joseph Stalin, Mannerheim was elected President of Finland. And it was with him that the Soviet Union concluded a peace treaty. And already in our time, Vladimir Putin laid flowers at the baron's grave in Helsinki. Why this love for Karl Mannerheim?

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During his tenure as commander in chief, Karl Mannerheim receives full information about everything that happens in his country, writes rolershar.ru. Nothing can hide from his sight. In the summer of 1942, in complete secrecy in southern part Military echelons arrive in Finland. They are guarded by the Gestapo and selected units of the Wehrmacht. On the check and Abwehr. No one on the train route should find out what they are carrying in their cars.

The Soviet command, having received information about these secret transportations, seeks to find out as many details as possible. Reconnaissance groups are sent to Finland. The fate of most of these groups is tragic. But nevertheless, with incredible efforts, it is possible to establish where and what the mysterious echelons are carrying. On the shores of Ladoga, the best ships of those years, ideal for conducting military operations on the lake, secretly appeared. High-speed boats MAS with well-trained crews have been deployed from the ports of southern Italy.

The Siebel ferries, a symbol of Hitler's unfulfilled dream of occupying the British Isles, arrived secretly from Germany. They were intended to cross the English Channel. Colonel Fritz Siebel himself, the designer of miracle ferries, directs the actions of the Germans.

Simultaneously with the appearance of a powerful Italian-German flotilla on Ladoga, it became known where Manstein's 11th Army had been moved from near Sevastopol. Her traces were found near Leningrad. Here is a great strategist and greatest general Wehrmacht Erich von Manstein deployed both the latest Tiger tanks and the super-powerful Dora gun. With their help, Hitler wanted to destroy the troops of the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts. He has already come up with a name for this operation. He has already come up with a name for this operation - Nordlicht, Northern Lights.

The Soviet leadership links all this information together. The General Staff concludes: a major Wehrmacht operation is being prepared to capture Leningrad and eliminate the water communications on Ladoga. Hitler is sure of success. However, he did not take into account one thing - the Russians are ready to strike, they know a lot about Operation Nordlicht. And they owe this knowledge in part to the man whom the Fuhrer considered his faithful ally - the Finnish Marshal Karl Mannerheim.

Carl Mannerheim
The baron knew perfectly well all the weak and strengths Russian army, because he himself served in it for a long time. He understood that the USSR would not lose the war with the Germans, but most likely would win. Therefore, Mannerheim was as careful as possible. He ordered the Finnish troops not to cross the old border with the Soviet Union, and from the very beginning he was preparing, most likely, not for victory, but for defeat, realizing that peace would have to be negotiated with the Soviet Union. Karl Mannerheim is the oldest politician in Europe. He is an officer of the old school, the school of the 19th century. The idea of ​​exterminating millions of people does not fit into Mannerheim's principles, he does not want to destroy the city on the Neva, with which he has been associated with almost 30 years of his life.

Adolf Hitler is a child of the 20th century, a man unrooted in traditional culture. He prefers to destroy the foundations and create a new civilization. The old habitual culture, morality and religion fell. Leningrad, the cradle of the Bolshevik revolution, will be the first result of the Third Reich's modernization of the barbarian world.

As part of the German-Italian flotilla on Lake Ladoga, there were selected fighters of the Italian "marinomilitare" and the Wehrmacht. They were seasoned warriors who survived numerous bloody battles with the British. They knew how to fight both on land and at sea.

Soviet intelligence establishes channels for communication and information exchange with the Finnish side. This mission was entrusted to the representative of the Soviet embassy in Sweden, Boris Yartsev. The Finns make it clear: their army will not cross the line of the old border along the Sestra River. This means the refusal of the Finnish commander in chief to support the German plans for the final destruction of Leningrad.

Finnish tank "Vickers"

Vessels of the Italo-German flotilla make test exits, practice interaction. Crews pamper Finnish salted herring, Karelian pies, venison from Lapland. In the evenings, in the company of charming Finnish girls, sailors watch luxurious films with unpretentious plots.

Marshal Mannerheim gave many orders orally, leaving no copies that could get to the Germans, who were quite active in his General Staff. Coldly and calmly, he increases the distance between him and his German ally. He refuses to subordinate the Finnish army to the German command, but he does not agree to take German units under his command. At the beginning of 1942, in response to regular questions from the Wehrmacht generals about the fate of the Finnish front, Mannerheim chopped off: "I will not advance again."

The Americans maintained diplomatic relations with the Finns, and they warned the Finnish leadership that an attempt to expand the front line, attacks on the Soviet Union would lead to the fact that Finland's ties with the West would be interrupted. Mannerheim did not want to become a full vassal Nazi Germany, and so he made a decision for himself: to stay away from the Germans. But Hitler hopes to break the will of his stubborn ally. Now Finland is essential for him to destroy Leningrad. But with a commander like Mannerheim, the Finnish soldiers won't be able to help. german army. So, you need to look in this northern country a truly faithful person. And there is such a person - General Paavo Talvela.

This man began serving in the German army, then moved to the Finnish, fought with the Russians in the Civil War, in 1924 he graduated from the Academy with a diploma on the topic “War with the Russians in Karelia”. He had one ally in his head - Germany, his profession was to fight the Russians.

In 1942, Talvela became the Finnish representative at Hitler's headquarters. Endless colorful ceremonies, military parades, discipline, bearing, luxury and wealth of the Reich. One soil, one nation, one leader. The imperial spirit is great. That's what humble Finland lacks. Talvela feels the location of Hitler and seeks to justify his hopes. A plan is being created in his head for a brilliant operation that has become integral part German plan destruction of Leningrad. The purpose of the operation was to capture Sukho Island, located in the middle of the Road of Life.

The German command is trying to hide the preparations for the operation from Mannerheim, but not a single secret can be hidden from the marshal. He is aware of all their preparations. The baron is looking forward to the performance of the German-Italian flotilla and is preparing a surprise for the ally. Forbidding General Talvela to carry out the operation is not in his power. That henchman of Hitler, and yet Finland is completely dependent on Germany for the supply of weapons and food.

And Mannerheim applies the tactics that he learned during 30 years of service in Russia: after all, any undertaking can be destroyed by delays, bureaucracy and sabotage. Suddenly, the Finns fall ill with an incomprehensible serious illness - the equipment that previously worked like clockwork ceases to function, Finnish diligence has disappeared somewhere. For some reason, the workers of the port are surprisingly slow and slow. German sailors are surprised: nothing is done on time.

Mannerheim meeting with Hitler

Paavo Talvela understands that only Hitler can cure the Finns of the Russian disease. He convinces the Fuhrer to personally fly to Finland and convince Mannerheim. On June 4, 1942, Mannerheim celebrates his 75th birthday. Opportunity. With the help of the Fuhrer, Talvela will be able to persuade the obstinate marshal and begin to implement his plan to create Greater Finland. But he does not understand - for Mannerheim, Hitler's speech is not an argument, but rather an irritant.

Karl Mannerheim is a lonely, cold person, with once and for all established habits. He does not like new friends, books, activities, follows the shape of his own mustache, loves hunting for large predators, horseback riding. Of all world politicians, only the king of Sweden respects. Adolf Hitler is a man of the crowd. He likes rallies sports, torchlight processions. He loves Nietzsche, Wagner. This inspires him to new conquests. Of the politicians, he values ​​only himself and, perhaps, Stalin.

Arriving at Mannerheim's headquarters, Hitler unleashed a stream of incoherent words on the marshal. He showered Mannerheim with gifts: a chic Mercedes-770, 3 military all-terrain vehicles, the Order of the German Eagle with a large golden cross. But the most important gift was his own portrait of the Reich Chancellor, painted by the artist Truppe.

All this could impress anyone, but not Mannerheim. He does not value the Fuhrer's gifts, especially such philistine and bad taste. Mannerheim sells an expensive Mercedes to Sweden, gives away all-terrain vehicles to the army, and throws the cross and portrait away, out of sight. For him, meeting with Hitler is a diplomatic ritual, nothing more.

In 1941, the situation in Finland was worse than ever. She was sandwiched between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. In the distance were the influential Great Britain and France. Mannerheim and President Ryti believed that Finland should live through this moment. The main thing for her is to remain small, but independent. And General Talvela believed that with the help of Germany, she should become a great country in the northeast, defeat Russia and stretch from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains, from the Arctic Ocean to the Volkhov.

Talvela expected a lot from this visit, but the old marshal outplayed everything in his own way. Knowing that the visit was being watched in Moscow, London, and Washington, Mannerheim decided to show that he would not dance to the tune of the "Munich Pied Piper". In the Finnish army "dry" law. Only Mannerheim, according to a habit established since tsarist times, did not sit down at the table without a glass of vodka. However, in honor of his anniversary, the marshal decided to please his soldiers. Big gesture! Trucks with valuable cargo rush to the front line. Two bottles of vodka per dugout. On the marshal's birthday, the Finnish army is demonstratively unfit for combat. Sign of the enemies anti-Hitler coalition: The Finns have finished their war.

General Talvela understands where Mannerheim is oppressing. If the operation conceived by him is not carried out immediately, then his plans will not come true. Sukho Island must be captured before the end of navigation, later the Ladoga ice will leave the Siebel ferries and high-speed boats without movement. It is necessary to land troops on Sukho and firmly gain a foothold. That's when the Germans will fully control the transportation on Ladoga, both on ice and on water. Leningrad will be left without supplies and will die.

At Hitler's headquarters, the operation "Brazil" is scheduled for 10/21/1942. Information is again hidden from Baron Mannerheim. But the marshal again knows everything and manages to warn the Russian command about the exit of the German-Italian flotilla from the ports of the northwestern coast of Ladoga. On October 21-22, at the Soviet Headquarters of the High Command, Stalin and Vasilevsky waited for news from Ladoga. They were ready to give the order to act to the strategic aviation which was in combat readiness.

Strictly according to plan, the first combat group left at 17.30, the second at 17.45. Both are from different locations. On the ferries - shock groups, an elite landing squad, a team of sappers, special unit infantry. Total number- more than 100 people.

Talwala sets the task for the flotilla: to land troops on the island, install artillery and equip Sukho as a base for subsequent strikes. There is no doubt about victory. After all, the ships of the Soviet Ladoga flotilla are rubbish not worth mentioning. By 7 o'clock in the morning the enemy squadron was approaching Sukho. Due to heavy fog, they did not notice her. But 2 small ships of the Ladoga flotilla are on alert in the waters of the island. This is the sea hunter "107" of Lieutenant Kovalevsky and the minesweeper "100" of Senior Lieutenant Karpin.

At the airfields of the Volkhov and Leningrad fronts, aircraft are being prepared, the crews are undergoing detailed briefings. combat vehicles refuel and equip with full ammunition. At 07:10, an enemy flotilla is spotted at the island's lighthouse, but they are mistaken for their own convoy. At 7:15 a.m., the Germans opened heavy artillery and machine-gun fire on the island and the fortifications located on it. The very first volleys turn out to be accurate, the Sukho garrison remains without radio communications. But the Soviet coastal battery of 100-mm guns opens fire on the approaching ships. Lieutenant Karpin sends a radiogram from his ship to radio operators in Novaya Ladoga.

The first Luftwaffe planes are approaching Sukho. 9 "Junkers" bomb the island. On it soon there is no living place left. The lighthouse becomes the only shelter for the defenders. Under the cover of aircraft, the Germans are approaching Sukho. From the landing craft, 3 infantry strike groups and 1 demolition group land on the shore. They manage to destroy 2 Russian guns out of 3. The battle was short, only one hour, but terrible. Just imagine a playground with half a football field. Everywhere stones. And in these stones 70 paratroopers and 90 sailors converged. Grenades, bayonets, butts, point-blank shots. By the end of the battle, only 12 of the Soviet garrison could fight, the rest were killed or seriously wounded.

The Germans are close to victory. It is only necessary to capture the third gun, as well as wait for the landing of the rest of the landing force. But the Red Navy and Marshal Mannerheim took away the victory that Talvela and Hitler had been waiting for. The weather forecast presented by the Finns did not come true. Storm 5 points - instead of clear weather. Siebel ferries ran into underwater rocks. It turns out that the Finns did not give the necessary information about the sailing directions of the area they knew well. At 8.00 the Germans lost contact with the boats in which the rifle groups were located and the commander decides to signal with a rocket to cancel the actions of these groups. But not only this order interrupted the attack of the German landing. The garrison of Sukho Island, commanded by Senior Lieutenant Gusev, counterattacks.

Noticing the rocket, all German strike groups returned from the island to the ferries, taking with them five captured Russians. The squadron still has a hard way back. And the storm and fire from the hunter and the minesweeper do not allow repairs to be made on the spot. Ferries that are already damaged have to be abandoned. The Germans transfer all their fire to Soviet ships, which maneuver in the forest from the gaps. The planes of the two fronts and the Baltic Fleet rush to the aid of their two ships and the surviving defenders of the island. They drop bombs on the Germans, hit them with machine guns. Gunboats and sea hunters of the Ladoga military flotilla are approaching the island. Throughout the daylight hours, they pursue and destroy the enemy. As a result of the battle, 15 German aircraft were shot down and 17 ships were sunk.

Mannerheim spent this day as usual. He could not change anything, everything depended on the Russians. Marshal was waiting for the denouement, and it came. On October 23, at 4 o'clock in the morning, the heavily battered German squadron returned to the base, where the Italian boats had already returned even earlier. From them, on the way to Sukho, they reported a lack of fuel. The operation failed. General Talwell's plan failed. The same fate befell the Nordlicht operation - Leningrad was not taken, the Road of Life continued to function. Soon Ladoga will freeze, and the German ships with their crews will be out of work.

In the late autumn of 1942, German "Siebels" and Italian boats set off back to the Baltic. Everyone knew about the defeat of the Italo-German flotilla. Like a true military man, Mannerheim took the time to express admiration for the courage German soldiers who fought in this battle, visited the wounded in the hospital. But he did not take any more steps to support his allies. Mannerheim did not participate in the Talvela operation, did not send his troops to Leningrad. Knowing the vulnerability of the Soviet fleet on Ladoga, he did everything possible to make the operation of the German command fail.

For General Talvel, the defeat in Operation Brazil is the ruin of a lifetime. He failed to impose an active anti-Russian position on Mannerheim. In 1944 Finland withdraws from the war. Each was rewarded according to his deeds. Stalin agreed to conclude a peace agreement only with Mannerheim. Mannerheim was surrounded by honor. It was he who established such relations with Moscow that allowed Finland to remain independent.

Mannerheim on the hunt

But General Talvela walked along the Helsinki Esplanade with a pistol in his pocket. He expected to be arrested every minute. And although this did not happen, they did not take him into business. Neither the British, nor the Americans, nor the Russians wanted to deal with Hitler's henchman. He died in deep disgrace.

Mannerheim understood: he managed to fool Hitler, now it is necessary to improve relations with the Soviet Union. In this maneuver between Hitler and Stalin, the Finnish marshal will outmaneuver them both. Finland will not lose its face. Mannerheim's plans to preserve an independent country in Northern Europe, where order and law reign, will become a reality. In Suomi there is a place for everyone who honestly served the Motherland. “Only he was able to convince the Finnish people that Finland would capitulate, and he was truly a patriot of his country,” Stalin said. When Herda Kuusinen gave him her position on war criminals on the table, Stalin crossed out the first Mannerheim on the list with a red pencil and wrote “Do not touch” on top.

Stalin's unusual attitude towards Mannerheim is explained not least by the service that the marshal rendered to the Soviet Union at a critical moment. In the terrible year of 1942, Leningrad was saved by a timely warning. And this was enough to forgive Mannerheim for an alliance with Hitler. Finland defended its values ​​and continued to live its own life. And Mannerheim, restrained for the time being, decided to openly confront the Third Reich. The Finnish army turned its bayonets against its forced ally. And Mannerheim emerged victorious from this fight.

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As for my opinion, I would refrain from installing a memorial plaque.
Just as I would not call the bridge in St. Petersburg after Akhmat Kadyrov. Why? I will refrain from expressing my opinion, they will consider me an extremist.
By the way, this is the bridge of discord.

Memorial plaque in memory of a Finnish military commander who fought in World War II against Soviet Union and participated in the blockade of Leningrad, was installed in St. Petersburg today, June 16. The reaction of society was not long in coming: politicians, experts and ordinary citizens of St. Petersburg and Russia made condemning statements against the initiators of the installation of the memorial plaque. At this time, the authors of this historic initiative declare that by doing so they tried to "reconcile and unite society," the correspondent reports.

Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Ivanov today took part in the installation ceremony in St. Petersburg Memorial plaque to Finnish Marshal and President Karl Mannerheim on the facade of the building of the Military Academy of Logistics on Zakharyevskaya Street in St. Petersburg. It was decided to open the facility perpetuating an ally of Nazi Germany on Thursday, June 16, as part of the anniversary XX St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, TASS reports.

According to the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky, the board is installed in order to "save memory".

"The board in honor of Mannerheim is another of our attempts to overcome the tragic split in our society on the eve of the centenary of the Russian revolution. That is why we erect monuments to the heroes of the First World War throughout the country, which later turned out to be different sides barricade," he said.

At the opening ceremony, Sergei Ivanov recalled the contribution that Mannerheim made in the Russo-Japanese and World War I.

“As they say, you can’t erase words from a song. No one is going to whitewash Mannerheim’s actions after 1918, but until 1918 he served Russia, and to be completely frank, he lived and served in Russia longer than he served and lived in Finland," Ivanov said at the opening.

At the same time, on the eve of the opening of the memorial tablet, a petition to the President of the Russian Federation with a request " to prevent the installation in St. Petersburg of a memorial plaque to the fascist ally Karl Mannerheim". At the time of publication of the news, the petition was signed by about 830 campaigners.

The text of the petition says:

"We want to change the plans of the Russian military-historical society to install in St. Petersburg a memorial plaque to Karl Mannerheim, an ally of Adolf Hitler."

Supported the petition political figure Daria Mitina. She asked readers on her Facebook page to "sign a petition to prevent the perpetuation of the memory of fascist henchman Mannerheim in St. Petersburg - Leningrad!"

"Carl Gustav Emil von Mannerheim, the President of Finland, a former general of the Russian army, was indeed an ally of Hitler and received awards from his hands. His subsequent surrender this fact doesn't smooth at all. Let commemorative plaques and monuments be erected to him in his homeland, and in St. Petersburg, which suffered from the blockade, arranged, including by the Finns, the commemorative plaque will look like strange at least", - writes in the comments one of the citizens who signed the petition.

In an appeal delivered on June 16 in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, it was noted that Marshal Karl Mannerheim "commanded the Finnish-fascist troops during the blockade of Leningrad, destroy the city named after Lenin, the cradle of the Great October Revolution, together with its defenders and residents".

"Deputies of the Communist Party faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg strongly condemn plan to install a memorial plaque in honor of Hitler's accomplice, Finnish Marshal Karl Mannerheim and perceive this act as mockery of the blessed memory of the dead into the blockade of Leningraders and the defenders of the city, as an act of desecration of our Great Motherland", the statement says.

"Attempts to falsify and denigrate Soviet history and rehabilitate fascist criminals - Vlasov, Mannerheim, Krasnov and others in Russia, the legal successor of the USSR, which won Nazi Germany, mean only one thing, that ATThe Great Patriotic War, by and large, has not ended even todayI. Followers of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin continue to wage it against our country, and while they are in power, Russia will not be independent, great and prosperous," the head of the Communist Party faction concluded VladimirDmitriev.

MPs from the Communist Party recalled that Russian legislation provides responsibility for the rehabilitation of Nazism- art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In particular, the approval of crimes established by the International Military Tribunal is prohibited. According to the communists, the installation of this memorial plaque is aboutapproval of the crimes of the Nazis and their accomplices. In particular, the actual approval of their inhuman actions to destroy the civilian population of the besieged city.

"The installation of a memorial plaque is a blasphemous action, a disregard for all those who were under the siege, all those who died in besieged Leningrad, those who gave their lives in the fight against fascism. It is especially scary that this is happening on the eve of June 22 - Day of Remembrance and Sorrow.", - said the deputy head of the Communist Party faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Alexey Vorontsov to the Assistant City Attorney Olga Andreeva.

He shared his opinion on perpetuating the memory of the Finnish marshal with On the eve.RU writer, historian, author of books about the Great Patriotic War, a resident of St. Petersburg Igor Pykhalov.

"If in the situation with Kadyrov (one of the bridges in St. Petersburg on June 16 was named after Akhmat Kadyrov - note Nakanune.RU) it is still possible to argue, then everything is clear here. Mannerheim is just an ally of Hitler and an accomplice in the blockade of Leningrad, therefore signage is strictly prohibited. A year ago, such an initiative was "beaten off", the board was removed. Now I'm even afraid to predict. But here everything is clear: there should be no Mannerheim boards", - said the expert.

In connection with the public outcry around the memorial plaque to Mannerheim, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation commented on the situation Dmitry Peskov. In his opinion, the Finnish marshal is a person "whose role will be studied by historians for a long time to come."

"Indeed, Sergey Borisovich Ivanov is participating today in the opening of a memorial plaque, and, indeed, Mannerheim's personality is still causes controversy. But one can definitely say that this is a unique personality", - Dmitry Peskov said in response to a question about how the Kremlin treats the installation of the board to the marshal, who took the side of Germany in World War II and participated in the blockade of Leningrad, RIA Novosti quotes.

In response to the public reaction, which mainly condemned the decision to install the tablet, Vladimir Medinsky stated:

"To those who are now shouting there, I want to remind from us: no need to be holier than the pope and you don’t have to try to be a greater patriot and communist than Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, who personally defended Mannerheim, ensured his election and the preservation of the post of President of Finland for him and knew how to treat a defeated but worthy opponent with respect,” said the Minister of Culture.

Recall that Mannerheim is national hero Finland. Of the 83 years of his life, 30 years were associated with Russia. In 1887, he entered the Nikolaev Cavalry School in St. Petersburg, served in the 15th Alexander Dragoon Regiment, in the Cavalier Guard Regiment. In 1897-1903, Mannerheim was in the service of the imperial court in St. Petersburg. Participated in the Russo-Japanese War, commanded different parts active Russian army in World War I.

After the Bolsheviks came to power, Mannerheim left for Finland, which in December 1917 declared independence from Russia. In 1918 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army. In 1941-1944, he led the Finnish armed forces in the war against the USSR, while, contrary to the requirements of Germany, he refrained from attacking Leningrad from the north. Remaining the commander-in-chief of the Finnish armed forces, in August 1944 he was elected president of the country and concluded a truce with the USSR.

As reported, about a year ago in St. Petersburg, then the installation was prevented.

Tatyana, hello! I have been reading your site for a long time, but then for the first time I decided to write it myself, because the reason ...

The other day in St. Petersburg they hung a memorial plaque to Mannerheim (!). Which, we read Wikipedia: “after the declaration of independence of Finland in 1917, with the help of the German corps of Von der Goltz, who landed in Finland, defeated the troops located in southern Finland detachments of the Finnish Red Guard. Going on the offensive on March 15, Mannerheim captured Tampere on April 6 after a fierce multi-day battle and began to rapidly move south. On April 11-12, 1918, the Germans took Helsinki, on April 26, Mannerheim occupied Vyborg, from where the revolutionary government evacuated from Helsinki fled. After that, the city began white terror: mass executions of Finnish Red Guards and civilians suspected of having links with the communists were carried out.

Okay, there was general chaos and collapse after the abdication of Nicholas 2 and a series of revolutions, everyone was for himself. There were no white and fluffy ones at that time. Good. But the enemies Russian Empire and his yesterday's - the Germans - he called for help in the collapse of the Empire. Betrayal times.

Further, the same Mannerheim: “In May-April 1919, during negotiations with the British about a possible intervention, as conditions for the start of the Finnish offensive against the Bolsheviks, Mannerheim asked for official approval of the intervention from Great Britain, a loan of 15 million pounds, recognition of independence Finland by the future non-Bolshevik government of Russia, holding a plebiscite on joining Finland in Eastern Karelia, the autonomy of Arkhangelsk and Olonets province and demilitarization of the Baltic Sea.” After reading these lines, a disgusting aftertaste remains in the soul - Mannerheim is openly bargaining, wanting also Karelia, and a lot of money for help against the Bolsheviks. Gross. Not all the former tsarist military allowed themselves to be thrown around the lands of the Motherland so easily. And if you read in the same Wikipedia: “After Russia's victory over Sweden in the war of 1808-1809, Karl Erik Mannerheim was the head of the delegation received by Alexander I, and contributed to the success of the negotiations, which ended with the approval of the Constitution and the autonomous status of the Grand Duchy of Finland. Since then, all the Mannerheims have become distinguished by a clear pro-Russian orientation”, then it turns out that this Mannerheim somehow quickly changed his “pro-Russian orientation” ... Let's put a second cross and move on.

Before the attack on the USSR, "Hitler turned to Mannerheim as an ally with a request to allow German troops to settle on Finnish territory, such permission was given." In the north of Finland, the unification of the command of Germany and Finland over the troops of both countries was practiced.

“On June 17, 1941, mobilization was announced in Finland” (yes, he’s just a visionary, this Mannerheim! How did he know ??? ..))))

Further, “In his order for the offensive, Mannerheim clearly indicated the goal of not only “reclaiming” all the territories captured by the USSR during Soviet-Finnish war 1939-1940, but also to expand its borders to the White Sea, to annex the Kola Peninsula”. All in all. “In 1941, the Finnish units reached the old border and crossed it in eastern Karelia and on the Karelian Isthmus. By the morning of September 7, the advanced units of the Finnish army reached the Svir River. On October 1, the Soviet units left Petrozavodsk. In early December, the Finns cut the White Sea-Baltic Canal. Further, after unsuccessful attempts to break through the Karelian fortified area, Mannerheim orders to stop the offensive, the front stabilizes for a long time.

"it was the Finnish troops that ensured the blockade of Leningrad from the north."

“During this time, about 24 thousand people of the local population from among ethnic Russians were placed in Finnish concentration camps, of which, according to Finnish data, about 4 thousand died of starvation.”

And this data is not from somewhere out of the blue, but from the very handshake Wikipedia, which is difficult to blame for excessive love for Russia and which, if it can, grinds and wipes everything unpleasant about the West, and increases the dirt about Russia many times over.

And when the “heroic” former tsarist officer realized that the matter smelled of kerosene, he quickly defected (that is, he again betrayed those who counted on him, even though they were Nazis) and concluded a separate peace with the USSR, and the Finns turned their weapons against yesterday’s German allies (where peacefully, and where they shot a little).

As far as I know, not all former tsarist officers collaborated with the Nazis, there were many who really wanted the victory of the Red Army over the Germans, because here it was not about internal squabbles, but about an attack on the country, on the Motherland, no matter what it was called - Russian Empire or USSR. But - just not Mannerheim. To that “Kemsk volost” - Give Karelia, and console your ambitions. They are all “pro-Russian”. They love Russia so much that they are ready to tear off pieces from it ...

And after all this, after the Nazis used the Finnish airfields on June 22, after the participation of the Finnish army in the blockade of Leningrad, after the Finnish concentration camps for the local captured population, including CHILDREN'S CONCENTRATION CAMPS -

MANNERHEIM IS HANGING A HONORARY PLATE IN ST. PETERSBURG, AND WHO ELSE IS THE MINISTER OF CULTURE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION MEDINSKY AND THE LEADER OF KNOW WHAT IVANOV???

WHAT WAS IT???

HOW TO UNDERSTAND???

Inquired about the history of the issue. It turns out that attempts to perpetuate the memory of Mannerheim in St. Petersburg have been going on for a long time and not for the first year, but the people were indignant as long as they managed to fight back. BUT THERE??? AND WHO IS OPENING THE BOARD???…

I cannot regard it otherwise than as a provocation against the President: the place is St. Petersburg, the faces are the head of the Presidential Administration, the Minister of Culture ... Even on the eve of June 22. Even when Putin himself is in St. Petersburg at the SPIEF. And Putin himself is still silent, because, most likely, he is not in the know and is busy with the forum, and perhaps he is deliberately not allowed to be disturbed by such “little things” that shake the people.

And the people will say - “Well, how can it be, they are hanging a board to a fascist right under his nose! And he?! Yes, if he does not see under his nose, then he is not capable of governing the country at all!” etc.

IDEAL OPTION OF PROVOCATION.

But it is sad that betrayal (if this is it, and not stupidity or lack of school knowledge in history) has already climbed so high into his environment ...

What do you think about all this, and how can we get out of this situation now? ..

T.V. - I think that monuments have finally appeared in Russia that will be splashed with paint, which is actually already happening:

Unidentified people poured red paint over a memorial plaque to Karl Mannerheim in St. Petersburg

It was installed in just a few days.

Now the cadets of the military engineering and technical institute are trying to clean the memorial plaque to the commander Karl Mannerheim. This morning she was doused with red paint. The memorial was erected the other day in a solemn atmosphere. The head of the presidential administration, Sergei Ivanov, and the Minister of Culture, Vladimir Medinsky, were also present. The orchestra played. But the appearance of the monument to Mannerheim, who was not only a general in the tsarist army, but also led the Finnish troops during World War II and, in fact, closed the blockade ring in the north of Leningrad, was ambiguously perceived in the city. However, the Honorary Citizen of St. Petersburg writer Daniil Granin supported the idea of ​​​​appearing a memorial to Mannerheim, because, despite Hitler's demands, he refused to shell Leningrad during the years of the blockade.

Daniil Granin also opposed the name of the bridge in St. Petersburg after Akhmat Kadyrov.

A memorial plaque to Finnish Field Marshal Karl Mannerheim was installed in St. Petersburg. The ceremony was attended by the head of the Kremlin administration Sergei Ivanov.

The figure of Mannerheim is one of the most complex and controversial in Russia. The fate of this Russian general of Finnish origin, a prominent cavalryman and intelligence officer, an ardent monarchist, changed dramatically after the revolutionary events of 1917. The revolution and the ensuing Civil War split the country: some accepted Bolshevik power, others did not. Among the latter, many retained their hatred of the "soviets" until the end of their lives, others managed to change their attitude during the 1920s and 1940s, and still others devoted themselves to building new states that had formed on the outskirts of the former empire. Among the latter can be attributed to Karl Mannerheim.

He is remembered as a politician who, in 1944, under pressure from the Soviet government, brought his country out of a state of war with the USSR. From August 1944 he became President of Finland, in March 1946 he retired. He showed himself to be the largest military figure in the history of this state, skillfully balancing between East and West.

Speaking at the opening of a memorial plaque, which is installed on the facade of the building of the Military Academy of Logistics on Zakharyevskaya Street, Sergei Ivanov made it clear that this act should be seen as an attempt to overcome the split Russian society, associated with the October Russian Revolution of 1917 and its various interpretations. "As they say, you can't erase words from a song. Until the 18th year, Mannerheim served Russia, and to be completely frank, he lived and served in Russia longer than he served and lived in Finland," Ivanov emphasized.

He recalled that the general was twice wounded during the Russo-Japanese War, received high state awards, made a horse trip to China in 1906-1908 and made a lot of valuable military observations. Then he returned to St. Petersburg and continued his service, went through the entire first world war and participated in the Brusilovsky breakthrough. However, the political intransigence that arose during the Civil War, the tough ideological confrontation, reinforced by armed violence, made many thousands of extraordinary, energetic people forced emigrants. Their talents have not been able to serve in full force for the benefit of our country.

“We know what happened next, and no one is going to dispute the subsequent Finnish period of history and Mannerheim’s actions, no one intends to whitewash this period of history. In general, everything that happened is another proof of how the lives of many people have dramatically changed October Revolution, whose centenary we will celebrate in a year. But at the same time, we must not forget the worthy service of General Mannerheim, which he did in Russia and in the interests of Russia," the head of the presidential administration said. He recalled that Mannerheim served in Russian army. And in February 1918, the Soviet government granted the general a pension in the amount of 3,761 rubles - a lot of money at that time. "That is, if you call a spade a spade, General Mannerheim was a Soviet military pensioner," Ivanov said.

Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, who took part in the ceremony, said that the memorial plaque was being installed in order to preserve the memory of a worthy citizen of Russia. “To those who are now shouting, opposing, I want to remind you: you don’t have to be holier than the Pope of Rome and you don’t have to try to be a greater patriot and communist than Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. He personally defended Mannerheim, ensuring that he was elected and retained the post of President of Finland, and managed to treat a defeated but worthy opponent with respect," Medinsky said.

The minister also agrees that the plaque in honor of Mannerheim is yet another attempt by the Russian Military Historical Society to overcome the tragic split in our society on the eve of the centenary of the Russian revolution. “That is why we erect monuments to the heroes of the First World War throughout the country, who later ended up on opposite sides of the barricades,” he concluded.

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The memorial plaque, which became a stumbling block between the city administration and activists, disappeared from the walls of the Military Engineering and Technical University on the evening of October 13, writes life.ru

On the evening of October 13, at 22:30, in St. Petersburg, a long-suffering memorial plaque to Karl Mannerheim was removed from the wall of the former barracks of the Cavalier Guard Regiment on Zakharyevskaya Street.

Two men climbed through the scaffolding to the height of the second floor of the building, to the level where the board hung, below there were people in uniform and a few more people.

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The men hooked the board onto a crane hook, then loosened it and tore it off the wall.

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After commemorative sign loaded onto a crane that took him away from Zakharyevskaya street.

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A memorial plaque to Carl Gustav Mannerheim was placed on Zakharyevskaya Street on June 16, 2016. A bas-relief depicting a lieutenant general was solemnly erected on the wall of the Military Engineering and Technical University - in the very center of the city, a stone's throw from the Tauride Garden, the administration of St. Petersburg and others iconic places- at the initiative of the Russian Military Historical Society.

The opening of the memorial plaque was attended by the head of the Presidential Administration of Russia, Sergei Ivanov, and the Minister of Culture, Vladimir Medinsky. The event was held in an extremely solemn atmosphere: despite all the ambiguity of Mannerheim's personality, it was not without an orchestra and a guard of honor. However, the honors given white general, who took part in the blockade of Leningrad, many residents of the city were extremely outraged.

The Internet was stirred up by a wave of negative comments from Petersburgers, amazed by such an act. “The board to the executioner of Russians Mannerheim in St. Petersburg is an insult to the memory of the fallen soldiers and residents of Leningrad!”, “He was Hitler’s accomplice and helped maintain the blockade of Leningrad from the north-west. Installing a commemorative plaque for him in this city is a mockery of hundreds of thousands of dead blockade fighters! " - such statements rained down in hail both in the media and in social networks. But the indignation of Petersburgers was not limited to the Internet space alone.

Very soon, the memorial plaque was painted red - already on June 19, just three days after the ceremonial events with the orchestra and Vladimir Medinsky, the bas-relief was doused with scarlet paint. Who made this step for the first time remained a mystery, but the first sign was by no means the last.

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In early August, the second day, the red color again changed the image of the lieutenant general and former president Finland. However, this time, this peculiar protest action had organizers who were not afraid to take responsibility. They turned out to be representatives of the unregistered national-Bolshevik party "Other Russia". However, despite the fact that the "paint throwers" were caught by law enforcement officers, one might say, on the hot, the police did not detain them.

Both the first and the second time the "bloody" spots were washed off the marshal's face. Then the opponents of the idea to perpetuate the memory of Mannerheim decided to use "heavy artillery" - the bas-relief was doused with acid.

While activists and unknown opponents of Carl Gustav defaced the memorial plaque along with the walls former barracks The cavalry guard regiment, on which she hung, the rest of the citizens tried to convince the administration to simply remove and remove the apple of discord. But in the course of discussions between the townspeople and representatives of the authorities, it turned out that no one coordinated the opening of the commemorative plaque with the relevant authorities.

The illegality of the installation of the monument was confirmed by the administration of the Central District of St. Petersburg. Then one of the residents of the city filed a lawsuit with the government of St. Petersburg demanding to dismantle the board. Back in the summer, the lawsuit was sent to the Smolninsky District Court, which first postponed the consideration of the case until the end of September, and then, on September 27, successfully rejected it.

Then the townspeople continued to damage the general's appearance with improvised means. Already on October 3, round holes appeared on Mannerheim's face, similar to bullet marks. Petersburgers assumed that the ill-wishers had fired at the memorial plaque from firearms under the cover of night, but upon closer examination it became clear that the bullets could not have left such traces. Holes of different diameters with perfectly smooth edges most likely appeared after using a drill.

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And on October 10, the Other Russia activists, who had already confessed their dislike for Mannerheim, went even further: they attacked the bas-relief with an ax, filming their act of civil will on camera. The leader of the St. Petersburg branch of the party, Andrei Dmitriev, told Life that four people took part in the action: one chopped, others held the ladder. He also stressed that this is not the first and not the last such action.

For four months, the board was doused with paint three times, once with acid, shot at it. Now chopped with an axe. We poured paint over twice, the rest was done by unknown people, ”commented Dmitriev. - They don’t want to shoot, which means that this will continue in the future with all available means.

Natalya Poklonskaya and Eduard Limonov spoke about the "Mannerheim conflict" on the air of Life.

Natalya Poklonskaya, a former cult prosecutor of Crimea and a newly minted deputy of the State Duma, said in an interview with Life that, in her opinion, there should not be a "discord board" in St. Petersburg. However, she would leave this issue to the residents of the city themselves:

Let the people make the decision about the Mannerheim board. public hearings. My opinion is that, rather, there should not be a board in St. Petersburg. This is a controversial issue, and it is necessary to solve it for the people who live there, historians, politicians, - said Natalya Poklonskaya.

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Approximately in the same vein, but much more sharply, Eduard Limonov spoke:

Mannerheim is a disgusting figure. Half of the victims who died in Leningrad from the cold are on his conscience. They held the front from the north, preventing people from getting food and groceries. I don't know what Russian influential idiot thought of putting up this board. This is a slap in the face to all the blockade. Society is beating. Twice filled with paint, it's only ours. People protested against the board, but no one reacted. Now they are chopping with an axe. This is a great injustice that costs Mannerheim the board. This is a spit on the graves of all the blockade survivors, the people who died there, - the writer said in an interview with Life.

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Carl Gustav Mannerheim - personality in Russian history very ambiguous. Born in Finland to a Baron and a Countess, at the age of 13 he and his family were abandoned by their father. Ruined Mannerheim Sr. decided to "start life from scratch" in Paris. A year later, Gustav's mother died, and the future marshal went to Russia to build a military career.

Mannerheim gave the army of the Russian Empire more than 30 years, starting as a cornet and ending as a lieutenant general. Gustav Karlovich was a member of the Imperial Trotting Society, at the beginning of his career he selected model horses for Serov’s paintings and had affairs with two Shuvalovs at once - a countess and an artist, which drove his legal wife into a frenzy (in 1901, the baroness could not stand it and left as a nurse for Far East).

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The tired wife left Mannerheim in 1904 - the baroness went with her daughters and documents to the estate in Paris, and left her husband only his gambling debts. In the same year, Gustav Karlovich met New Year at a ball with Emperor Nicholas II.

After the announcement Russo-Japanese War Mannerheim decided to go to the front - however, not immediately, but only nine months after it began. Countess Shuvalova, after such news, also went to Vladivostok as a nurse.

During the years of service in the Russian army, Mannerheim received all the state military awards that existed at that time (until 1918). Moreover, the baron at the end of his life turned out to be a man who received awards from both belligerents following the results of two world wars. In total, there were 123 different orders on the dress uniform of the Marshal of Finland.

However, the revolution of 1917 turned the lieutenant general away from Russia. Remaining a monarchist to the marrow of his bones, after the victory of the Bolsheviks, Mannerheim left for Finland, which Vladimir Ilyich had just granted independence by that time.

In Finland military career Baron not immediately, but still went up the hill. In 1931 he became president State Committee defense of Finland, and in 1933 he was awarded the rank of field marshal.

Field Marshal Mannerheim met the Russian-Finnish war of 1939-1940 in the rank of Supreme Commander. It was he who led the troops of Finland, who fought with the Red Army.