iconography of saints,
WAR memorials,
regimental churches,
trophies,
Polish artillery
Abstract
The article examines the history of the captured Polish cannons of the 17th century, which appeared in museums and memorials of St. Petersburg, with images of the Holy Apostles on the barrels. The author focused on the fate of the missing and surviving cannons from the museum collection of the Military Historical Museum of Artillery of Engineering Troops and Signal Troops - their history and provenance . Based on newly discovered archival documents and unique sketches of some pieces, the author linked their history with the history of captured Polish cannons from the collection of the Transfiguration Cathedral in St. Petersburg. In the course of the research, the author dispels a number of persistent myths that developed in the 19th and 20th centuries around the history of Polish trophies in Russian museums, as well as around the construction of the cathedral itself , its military relics, etc. This study allows, from the author’s point of view, to talk about the possibility of discovering some other similar relics (considered lost until now) in Russian and foreign museums.
