The colossal war memorial is a dramatic reminder of how WWII is perceived in the former Soviet Union, and a startling piece of work. While other former Soviet states may havemixed feelings about their Soviet war memorials, thecomplex at Brest fortress remains a major attraction, bringing in more than 20 million visitors since 1971.
It opened four years after World War II on May 8, 1949. The Memorial served as the central war memorial of East Germany. The monument is one of three Soviet memorials built in Berlin after the end of the war.
Along with the larger Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park and a third one in Pankow, the monuments commemorate the central role of the Soviet Army soldiers who fought and fell in the last bitter days of the battle for Berlin just before Hitler’s death on April 30, 1945 and Germany’s final surrender on May 8 – remembered today as VE or Victory in Europe Day.
The memorial was unveiled on 22 September 1947, three years after the Red Army reached Tallinn on 22 September 1944 during World War II. The monument consists of a stonewall structure made of dolomite and a two-meter (6.5 ft) bronze statue of a soldier in a World War II-era Red Army military uniform.
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Soviet War Memorial, statue of a Red Army soldier in the Soviet War Monument in the Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany.
In front of the statue there's a large landscaped park and cemetery complex including various other, smaller but still noteworthy monuments, notably the mother statue at the opposite end of the big statue, the central 'gate' like monument consisting of stylized Soviet flags in red marble and two kneeling soldiers in front of them, and in particular the 16 white marble sarcophagi.
TALLINN, Estonia — A statue of a Red Army Soldier at the heart of deadly riots in Estonia was re-erected at a military cemetery in the capital Monday, overlooking dozens of Russian war graves.
Poland’s state Institute for National Remembrance (INR) has urged regional authorities to take down 500 Soviet monuments, the institute’s director told Polish news site Onet. Poland has a troubled history with the Soviet Union and its relationship with Moscow is linked to the debate over the 50 years of Soviet influence on the country.
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