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Vasily Mikhailovich Golovtsov

Vasily Mikhailovich Golovtsov was born on December 29, 1919, in the village of Kostyankino, Ivanovo Oblast.

In 1941, Vasily and his brothers enlisted in the Workers 'and peasants' Red army. He served in the artillery and guards units. He took part in the battles of Stalingrad, on the Volga and Don rivers. He was wounded and shell-shocked in the battles, after which he recovered and continued to fight for his homeland. He also took part in the liberation of Hungary and the capture of Budapest. He served in a military unit that was part of the guard's division in Hungary. He finished the war with the rank of Senior Lieutenant.

Vasily Mikhailovich received many awards. Order of the Patriotic War II degree, the order of glory III degrees, medal "For bravery" and many others.

After the war, Golovtsov lived in Teykovo. He died on October 30, 1991.

During his service in Hungary, Vasily Golovtsov posed for the sculptor Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl when creating a monument to the Soviet wars on mount Gellert in Budapest.

The idea of building the monument appeared in 1945. Work on the sculpture was commissioned by the famous master Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl. He chose Golovtsov as the model. By 1947, the Liberty Statue (Budapest) was installed. Vasily himself did not see this, since at that time he was already living in his homeland.

In 1992, the statue was moved to Memento Park, where it is still located.