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There was a heavy snow in Moscow at February , but this WW2 hero can't ride his horse elsewhere.He might like that point too,to defence again just the heart of the city.
Marshal Zhukov was arguably the greatest military leader of the 20th century. He was famous for his work in the defence of Stalingrad, Leningrad and Moscow; all of which were critical to the entire Eastern Front. However, he is most remembered for being the Marshal that led the Soviets into Berlin.Zhukov,Georgi Konstantinovich (1896-1974)fought in the October Revolution (1917) and in the civil war (1918-20), which brought the Bolsheviks to power, and saw action against the Japanese on the Manchurian border (1938-39) and in the Finnish-Russian War. Promoted to full general in 1940, he was briefly (1941) chief of the general staff. In October 1941, he replaced Semyon Timoshenko as commander of the central front and conducted the defense of Moscow. Made commander (1942) on the southwestern front, Zhukov defeated the Germans at Stalingrad (1943) and, with Marshal Voroshilov , lifted the siege of Leningrad (St. Petersburg). He led the offensive of 1944 and the final assault on Germany in 1945, capturing Berlin (April) and becoming commander of the Soviet occupation zone in Germany. In 1946 Zhukov received command of the Soviet ground forces, but in 1947 he was demoted to command the Odessa military district. After Stalin's death, Zhukov became deputy defense minister (1953) and defense minister (1955). He supported Nikita Khrushchev against the “antiparty faction” that tried to oust him in 1957, and was named (June, 1957) a full member of the central committee of the Communist party. In October 1957, he was relieved of his ministry and dropped from the central committee by Khrushchev. After Khrushchev was deposed (1964) Zhukov appeared in public again until he died in 1974.
And now,he is getting ready to ride his horse in front of the History Museum.