They want to place a statue of the ruler of Montenegro near the Transfiguration Cathedral.
Montenegro proposed to St. Petersburg to erect a monument to a historical figure from the 19th century.
The Montenegrin community of Russia proposed to install in St. Petersburg a statue of Peter Negus, ruler of Montenegro and a poet who played a significant role in the development of relations with Russia in the 19th century. Mirko Klodzrovich, a community member and graduate student at St. Petersburg University, reported this to RIA Novosti.
The initiative was presented in Moscow at an international conference dedicated to the memory of the poet of the Balkan Mountains. According to the authors of the proposal, the monument will become a symbol of the historical and spiritual connection between the Russian, Serbian and Montenegrin peoples.
The area of the Transfiguration Cathedral is considered as a possible place for the bust to be installed. In 1833 Peter Negus was ordained a bishop there.
The Montenegrin community intends to contact the St. Petersburg authorities in the near future. They plan to send the offer in the form of a letter from the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Petar Negus was the ruler of Montenegro and a writer. In the 19th century he participated in strengthening the country's diplomatic ties with the Russian Empire.
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