Template:Did you know nominations/Rumyantsev Obelisk

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 00:02, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

Rumyantsev Obelisk[edit]

Rumyantsev Obelisk
Rumyantsev Obelisk
  • ... that sons of Pyotr Rumyantsev turned down the offer of palace built at public expense to honour their father, in preference for a public monument (pictured)? Source: "At first, the emperor tried to persuade Rumyantsev’s sons to abandon the idea of ​​installing an obelisk in exchange for building a palace at public expense. But they refused." ([1])

Converted from a redirect by Spokoyni (talk). Self-nominated at 15:42, 30 June 2019 (UTC).

  • Well sourced article (though all the sources are in Russian), neutral, and meeting length requirements. Hook could use some grammatical touching up. alphalfalfa(talk) 20:22, 30 June 2019 (UTC)