Russian 12-pound gun and a figure of a soldier-artillerist

Russian 12-pound gun and a figure of a soldier-artillerist in the museum of history of Poltava Battle, in Poltava, on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. On June 27, 2009 is the 300th anniversary of Poltava Battle. Poltava Battle is the most important battle of the Great Northern War (1700-1721), which was waged by Sweden, on the one part, and the Northern Union (Russia, Denmark, Saxony, Poland), on the other part. Photo by Aleksandr Sinitsa / UNIAN