Vasilisa Kozhina lived in the Sychevsky district of the Smolensk province. She gained fame in the fight against the French invaders, assembling a partisan detachment of teenagers and peasants from five villages, armed with scythes, pitchforks, and axes, between August and November 1812 during the Napoleonic invasion. For her heroic deeds, Kozhina was awarded a military medal—presented by Mikhail Kutuzov on the orders of Tsar Alexander I.
This year, at the initiative of State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, a monument to the famous peasant woman was erected in the Smolensk region. The sculptor was Saratov artist Vladimir Palmin.
Especially for the unveiling of the monument to the national heroine, AGRISOVGAZ manufactured a public transport stop, which was installed at the 1053rd kilometer of the R-132 "Golden Ring" highway in the Smolensk region. Now, Russian tourists will have easier access to this historic site.
A stop sign for the AGRISOVGAZ company was erected next to the monument to Vasilisa Kozhina, the heroine of the Patriotic War of 1812.
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