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The memorial "Tambov collective farmer", colloquially "tank" was erected in 1949 on the corner of Sovetskaya and Moskovskaya streets in memory of the initiative of the Tambov population to raise funds for the purchase of weapons for the red Army during the war. In total, more than four hundred tanks, 25 squadrons of combat aircraft, several torpedo boats were delivered to the active troops with the funds collected by the Tambov residents. Now one of the tanks purchased with people's money, the famous T-34, from the column "Tambov collective farmer", adorns our city on a pedestal. This tank, under the command of Hero of the Soviet Union Philip Antonovich GOKov, took part in the battle of Stalingrad, the battle of Kursk and the battles for the liberation of Ukraine. Now the memorial "Tank" is one of the business cards of the city of Tambov.The place where the memorial is located is remarkable for its peculiar history. At the time of the Foundation of the fortress of Tambov it was here that the edge of the urban settlement passed, and the road to Kozlov (modern Michurinsk) called the Kozlovsky Tract began. Now this street bears the name of Michurinskoye. On the right side of the memorial you can see an interesting old building. In this building of the XIX century, which is a two-story brick building with an attic floor before the revolution housed the Provincial Treasury chamber and Treasury. The building is notable for its three front facades facing three different streets – Sovetskaya, Moskovskaya and Michurinskaya. Now the building houses the property management Committee Of the administration of the Tambov region.