Первісний вигляд Успенського Собору за місяць до підриву

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German war photographer Johannes Heule, who served in the 637-th company propaganda, part of the 6th German Army took a series of color photos on AGFA film. Photo is dated October 1941 goda.Sobor founded in 1073 on the initiative of Theodosius Pechersky and built in three years on the money of Prince Svyatoslav II Yaroslavich. During the Great Patriotic War, the cathedral was destroyed by the explosion of November 3, 1941. According to the materials of the Nuremberg trials explosion committed by German occupation voyska.Pered destruction of the temple under the leadership of the Reich Commissar Erich Koch was carried out mass export values of the temple, among them cast a silver throne of the altar, silver royal gates, silver robe shot with icons, silver tomb of the Gospel in precious salaries, collection of fabrics and brocades, and about 2 thousand precious objects.