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Minin (Минин) Kuzma Minich
(?—1616)

Kuzma Minich Minin was a merchant from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, who, together with Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, became a national hero for his role in defending the country against the Polish invasion in the early-17th century.

A native of Balakhna, Minin was a prosperous butcher (meat trader) in the city of Nizhny Novgorod. When the popular patriotic movement to organize volunteer corps in his native city was formed, the city merchants chose Minin, a trusted and respected member of the guild, to oversee the handling of the public funds donated by them to raise and equip the Second Volunteer Army.

The army led by prince Pozharsky was credited for clearing the Moscow Kremlin from Polish-Lithuanian forces on November 1, 1612. Minin distinguished himself as a skilled commander and was made a nobleman and member of the Boyar Duma under the newly elected Tsar Michael Romanov. He died in 1616 and was interred in the Archangel Cathedral of Nizhny Novgorod. A central square of that city is named after him.

Russia, 1904, Monument of Minin and Pozharsky

Russia, 1992, Monument of Minin and Pozharsky

Russia, 1993/1994, Monument of Minin and Pozharsky

Russia, 2012, Monument of Minin and Pozharsky

Russia, 2012, Heroes of Reunification of Russia

USSR, 1946, Monumemt of Minin and Pozharsky

USSR, 1961, Monument to Minin and Pozharsky

USSR, 1966, Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Tank and Medal

USSR, 1980, Monumemt of Minin and Pozharsky (in left ring)

USSR, 1981, Monument of Minin and Pozharsky, Tram

USSR, 1982, Minin's Appeal to Pazharsky

USSR, 1989, Monument of Minin and Pozharsky