Mound of Immortality
Mound of Immortality (Russian: Курган Бессмертия, Kurgan Bessmertiya) is the name of several memorials/monuments in the former Soviet Union that commemorate the Soviet soldiers and ordinary citizens who fought and perished during the German-Soviet War. They exist in the following locations:
- Polotsk, Belarus [1]
- Orsha, Belarus [2]
- Bryansk, Russia[3][4][5]
- Smolensk, Russia [6]
- Yefremov, Tula Oblast, Russia [7]
In addition there is a Mound of Immortality in honor of Polish-Lithianian-Belarusian poet Adam Mickiewicz in Novogrudok, Belarus.[8]
References
- ↑ Polotsk
- ↑ Orsha
- ↑ "Burial Mound of Immortality", Bryansk
- ↑ Bryansk Mound of Immortality , wikimapia
- ↑ Курган Бессмертия, Bryansk (Russian)
- ↑ "Tourist attractions", Smolensk
- ↑ Yefremov Mound of Immortality, wikimapia
- ↑ Novogrudok
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