sophia cathedral, it was precisely general kurt herzog who was accused of what he promised to his...his monument was the first to be recreated and was inaugurated on november 2, 1944 . st. sophia cathedral, created in the 11th century, is the spiritual center of the novgorod republic. it was completely looted. iconostases, mosaics, and decor were taken from here. the image of the almighty savior in the central dome perished. the frescoes were damaged. the nazis allowed the gilded lining of the domes to souvenirs, basins and cigarette cases were made from it. the iconostases were returned. after the war in 2002, it was possible to find out that the spaniards from the blue division stole a gilded cross with a dove that crowned the cathedral and decorated the chapel of the engineering academy in madrid with it, only as a result of negotiations between president vladimir putin and the king of spain, the cross creaked, but was returned after 2 years, here it is near the iconostasis, the spaniards were presented with an exact copy of the saints, the blue division was chaotically looting, t