in the Caucasus, so long almost desperate, was steadily improving. For his campaign against Shamil, and for his difficult march through the dangerous forests of Ichkeria, he was raised to the dignity of prince, with the title of Serene Highness. In the beginning of 1853, Vorontsov was allowed to retire because of his increasing infirmities. He was made a field-marshal in 1856, and died the same year at Odessa. His archives were published, in 40 volumes, by Pyotr Bartenev between 1870 and 1897. A statue of Prince Vorontsov was unveiled in Odessa in 1863. In front of the monument stands the Transfiguration Cathedral with the marble tombs of Prince Vorontsov and his wife. After the Soviets demolished the cathedral in 1936, Vorontsov's remains were secretly reburied in a local cemetery. The cathedral was rebuilt in the early 2000s. The remains of Vorontsov and his wife were solemnly transferred to the church in 2005. Notes References Gammer, Moshe. Muslim Resistance to the Tsar: Shamil and the Conquest of Chechnia and Daghestan''. Frank Cass & Co., London, 1994. . External links Online museum of the Vorontsov Family Mikeshin, Mikhail. "Mikhail Vorontsov: A Metaphysical Portrait in the Landscape". Field marshals of Russia Governors-General of Novorossiya Viceroys in Moldova 1782 births 1856 deaths Russian military personnel of the Caucasian War Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917) 1840s in Georgia (country) Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Members of the State Council (Russian Empire) Military personnel from Saint Petersburg Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Second Degree Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree Mikhail Semyonovich People of the Caucasian War