page_title: Burkhard Christoph von Münnich
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Burkhard Christoph von Münnich / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Памятник в "Зале славы" - "Валгалла"
context_page_description: Burkhard Christoph Graf von Münnich was a German general who became a field marshal and political figure in the Russian Empire. He was the major Russian Army reformer and founder of several elite military formations during the reign of Anna of Russia. As a statesman, he is regarded as the founder of Russian Philhellenism. Münnich also was a hereditary engineer and a specialist in hydrotechnology. He had the grade of count of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
context_section_description: Catherine the Great will say of him " If Münnich is not one of the children of Russia, he is one of the fathers ".  Frederick the Great professes great admiration for his exploits and calls him "Prince Eugene of the Muscovites". Voltaire wrote for his part:  It was Prince Eugene of the Muscovites; he had the virtues and vices of the great generals: skilful, enterprising, happy; but proud, superb, ambitious, and sometimes too despotic, and sacrificing the lives of his soldiers for his reputation.  Franz Lacy,  Keith,  Löwendal, and other skilful generals, were training in his school .
  According to Hermann von Manstein, his aide-de-camp:  The Count of Münnich is a real contrast of good and bad qualities. Polite, rude, human, carried away, in turn, nothing is easier for him than winning the hearts of those who deal with him. But suddenly, an instant later, he treats them so harshly that they are forced to hate him, so to speak. In certain conditions, we saw him generous, in others of a sordid greed. He is the man of the world who has the highest soul and yet we have seen him do mean things. Pride is a dominant vice. Constantly devoured by an excessive ambition, he sacrificed everything to the world to satisfy it. One of the best engineers in Europe, he was also one of the greatest captains of his century. Often reckless in his businesses, he has always ignored what the impossible is. With a tall and imposing stature, and a robust and vigorous temperament, he seems to have been born general. 
  Ernst Gideon von Laudon and Franz Lacy did their apprenticeship under his orders in front of Otchakov and Khotin.
  Burckhardt de Münnich is buried in his land of Lunia in Livonia . Despite his role as builder of modern Russia, his tomb was desecrated and partly destroyed by the Soviets.
  The  Imperial Russia 37th Dragoons Regiment used to bear his name.
caption: Bust of Count Münnich in Walhalla memorial.
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