The "Red Square Monument to Minin and Pozharsky" refers to a famous statue located in Moscow's Red Square, honoring two national heroes from the Time of Troubles in Russian history—Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky—who led a popular militia to drive the Polish forces out of Moscow in 1612. The monument, sculpted by Ivan Martos and unveiled in 1818, stands as a symbol of Russian patriotism and resilience.
The vintage Soviet photo print, with the caption "Photo by G. Petrusov and I. Shagin," a photograph taken during the Soviet era, capturing the monument in the context of that time. G. Petrusov and I. Shagin were photographers or photojournalists who contributed to documenting various historical and cultural moments during the Soviet period.