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The equestrian monument to M. Skobelev.
The monument was opened on June 24, 1912. Simultaneously with the installation of the monument Tverskaya Square was named "Skobelevskaya Square", which was of up to 1918.
In May 1918 it was destroyed according to the Decree of the Soviet government "On the removal of monuments to tzars and their servants" (1918).
Design of the monument was created by the colonel P. Samsonov.
Description of the monument:
The monument was made of Finnish granite and was very expressive and the unique in the engineering sense. The composition of the rider had only two pillars - the rear legs of a horse. There were several bas-reliefs depicting episodes of the Russian-Ottoman war of 1877-1878 in the niches of the monument.
At the site of the destroyed monument:
• in 1918, the monument of the Soviet Constitution was erected; Skobelevskaya Square was renamed to the Soviet Square (1918-1993);
• in 1919, the monument was supplemented by the Statue of Liberty which lasted until 1941;
• In 1954 the monument to Yuri Dolgoruky was erected (since 1993 - Tverskaya Square).

The destruction of the monument in 1918

Monument to the Soviet Constitution
The Authors – N.Andreev, D.Osipov.
The obelisk and the Statue of Liberty in the Soviet (Tverskay) Square in Moscow.
The Brick and the concrete; the height was 26 m (1918-1919).
The monument was not preserved.