This statue of Our Lady the Protectress tops a belfry built on the Kursk Bulge battlefield in the Prokhorovka Field memorial complex. The Virgin is portrayed holding the Protecting Veil, symbol of her Intercession. The Kursk Bulge, in Central Russia's south, was scene of one of the crucial World War II European theatre battles
- Categories: Environmental Issues, Religion & Belief, Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Belgorod region, Russia
- Event date: 15.03.1995
- Date published: 15.03.2006
- Author: Yuriy Kaver
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: 95-1386, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 2389x3543px, 5.8Mb