Victory Park (Tolyatti)

World War II ordnance at Victory Park
Monument to the Soldiers of the Afghan War

Victory Park (Russian: Парк Победы) is a memorial park in the Auto Factory District (Russian: Автозаводский район, Avtozavodsky rajon) of Tolyatti, Russia. The park is dedicated to the Soviet victory in World War II.

Among the monuments and sculptures in the park are:

Images of Victory Park
Mid 20th century field artillery piece
76mm cannon 
Large abstract monument consisting of four columns connected near midpoint by a circular metal band
Victory Memorial 
Large mid-twentieth-century tank
JS-3 heavy tank 
Large mid-twentieth-century assault gun. An assault gun is like tank but there is no turret. Instead, the gun is positioned directly in the front of the hull.
ISU-152 heavy assault gun. 
8-wheeled turreted armored personnel carrier
BTR-60 postwar armored personnel carrier 

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Coordinates: 53°30′40″N 49°16′26″E / 53.511°N 49.274°E / 53.511; 49.274

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