a cross in the grass.

In Kozelsk, the heroes of the defense of the city of 1238 are revered: Prince Vasily Kozelsky, his squad and all the citizens of Kozelsk killed by Batu. A stone cross, a copy of the ancient stone Kozelsky cross, which once stood on their mass grave, was erected in honor of the heroes on the main square. This cross is located in the Kozelsky Museum of Local Lore, where you can also see an impressive diorama – "Defense of Kozelsk" (artist A.N. Rashchektaev). For his feat, Kozelsk was nominated for the title of "City of Military Glory of Russia".After the destruction of Batu, Kozelsk was reborn and by the time of John the Terrible (XVI century) became one of the fortresses of the southern border of the Moscow state. The main way to protect against the raids of the steppe people were forest patches (a specially marked and felled forest strip towards the enemy). The largest zasek system was the Kozelsky zasek. Tsar John the Terrible personally came to Kozelsk for their inspection. It's very smooth, like in a 4K mo