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Monument to the Varyag

Unveiled in Scotland

Even as relations between Russia and Great
Britain remain tense, a monument to the warship
Varyag has been unveiled in the Scottish village
of Lendalfoot. A landing force of 240 Russian
delegates – priests, singers, admirals,
businessmen, parliamentarians and diplomats –
descended on the village where the vessel sank
for the second, and final, time, in 1920 off
Lendalfoot.
The ship's first sinking was heroic, in 1904, during the
Russian-Japanese War, hopelessly surrounded. The
captain refused to surrender and scuttled his own
ship. The Japanese raised it, renamed it the Soya and
resold it to Russia. In 1917, it was undergoing repairs
in Britain, when the Russian Revolution broke out. It remained in Britain and was sold to Germany in 1920, but never completed the voyage.
On the day of the delegation's arrival, the administration of South Ayrshire hosted a reception, at which the choir of Svyato-Danilovsky Monastery performed, followed by a local group known as the Red Hot Chili Pipers performed rock hits on bagpipes. The dedication of the monument took place the following day, with Scottish politicians and Metropolitan Kirill, head of the foreign office of the Russian Orthodox Church, starting the ceremony. That evening a Russian party was held at the local racetrack. The budget for the event, was able to determine, was over $1 million.

Kommersant, 10 Eylül 2007