The Monument To Dmitry Donskoy.
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0.000 HBDThe Monument To Dmitry Donskoy.
<html> <p>Kolomna, the monument to Dmitry Donskoy:</p> <p><img src="https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/880375/13858310.b9/0_e8a78_e980caec_XXL.jpg" width="1024" height="680"/></p> <p>Dmitry Donskoy (1350-1389) - the Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 to his death .</p> <p>His nickname, Donskoy (i.e., "of the Don"), alludes to his great victory against the Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380), which took place on the Don River. He is venerated as a Saint in the Orthodox Church with his feast day on 19 May. </p> </html>