Samson Rending the Lion’s Jaws
statue by Kozlovsky
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reproduction in Saint Petersburg
- In St. Petersburg: Peterhof of St. Petersburg
…contains a giant statue of Samson wrestling with a lion. This statue, symbolizing the military glory of Russia, is a copy of the original statue by Mikhail I. Kozlovsky, which was carried off by the Nazis during World War II. In fact, much of the town’s treasure was plundered and…
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