Kulikovo Field
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Kulikovo Field is a field in Tula Oblast
in Russia
, where the famous Battle of Kulikovo
took place on September 8 of 1380.
As established by Stepan Nechayev
, the battlefield is located between the rivers of Nepryadva, Krasivaya Mecha
, and Don
some 140 km away from Tula
and 23 km away from the Kulikovo Pole railway station
. Today, Kulikovo Field is home to a museum
complex, which includes a 28-meter column on Red Hill (Красный Холм), built in 1848-1850, and a memorial church in honor of Sergius of Radonezh
(built in 1913-1918 to a design by Alexey Shchusev
), which is now the Kulikovo Field Museum.
There is a stone church in the nearby settlement of Monastyrshchino (Монастырщино), where, according to a legend, the fallen Russian soldiers were interred after the battle. No burials have been found so far, which poses a puzzle for scholars who estimate that the battle claimed up to 200,000 lives on both sides.
Tula Oblast
Tula Oblast is a federal subject of Russia with its present borders formed on September 26, 1937. Its administrative center is the city of Tula. The oblast has an area of and a population of 1,553,874...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, where the famous Battle of Kulikovo
Battle of Kulikovo
The Battle of Kulikovo was a battle between Tatar Mamai and Muscovy Dmitriy and portrayed by Russian historiography as a stand-off between Russians and the Golden Horde. However, the political situation at the time was much more complicated and concerned the politics of the Northeastern Rus'...
took place on September 8 of 1380.
As established by Stepan Nechayev
Stepan Nechayev
Stepan Dmitriyevich Nechayev was a Procurator of the Most Holy Synod and a senator. Nechayev was the first one to study the materials about the Kulikovo Field. He picked up some findings on the place of the Battle of Kulikovo and created a private museum in the Palace Polibino, using those findings...
, the battlefield is located between the rivers of Nepryadva, Krasivaya Mecha
Krasivaya Mecha River
Krasivaya Mecha is a river in Tula and Lipetsk Oblasts in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Don River, and is 244 km in length, with a drainage basin of 6000 km². The river freezes over in late November and is icebound until early April....
, and Don
Don River (Russia)
The Don River is one of the major rivers of Russia. It rises in the town of Novomoskovsk 60 kilometres southeast from Tula, southeast of Moscow, and flows for a distance of about 1,950 kilometres to the Sea of Azov....
some 140 km away from Tula
Tula, Russia
Tula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:...
and 23 km away from the Kulikovo Pole railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
. Today, Kulikovo Field is home to a museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
complex, which includes a 28-meter column on Red Hill (Красный Холм), built in 1848-1850, and a memorial church in honor of Sergius of Radonezh
Sergius of Radonezh
Venerable Sergius of Radonezh , also transliterated as Sergey Radonezhsky or Serge of Radonezh, was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. Together with Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, he is one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most highly venerated saints.-Early life:The date of...
(built in 1913-1918 to a design by Alexey Shchusev
Alexey Shchusev
Alexey Viktorovich Shchusev ), 1873, Chişinău—24 May 1949, Moscow) was an acclaimed Russian and Soviet architect whose works may be regarded as a bridge connecting Revivalist architecture of Imperial Russia with Stalin's Empire Style....
), which is now the Kulikovo Field Museum.
There is a stone church in the nearby settlement of Monastyrshchino (Монастырщино), where, according to a legend, the fallen Russian soldiers were interred after the battle. No burials have been found so far, which poses a puzzle for scholars who estimate that the battle claimed up to 200,000 lives on both sides.