Demolition of the monument to General M.D. Skobelev (1918)

The monument to General M.D. Skobelev on Skobelevskaya Square in Moscow in scaffolding before dismantling in April 1918. The equestrian statue of Skobelev on the pedestal before demolition.

Workers at the Goujon plant turn the winch during dismantling.

The part of the statue separated from the horse hangs on a rope.

The monument to Skobelev during dismantling.

View of the rally on Skobelevskaya Square (above).

The figure of the Statue of Liberty at the obelisk of the monument to the Soviet Constitution on July 27, 1919, the speaker speaks from the rostrum installed at the foot of the obelisk.

Views of the rally in honor of the opening of the monument.