In 1948, the remains of the city's fallen defenders were reburied near the northern outskirts of Voronezh.
About 10,000 soldiers and officers found their last resting place in mass grave No. 2 near Zadonskoye Highway.
The names of most of them remained unknown.
A modest metal obelisk with a five-pointed star designed by architect Nikolai Troitsky was erected over the burial site.
In 1964, Voronezh residents decided to build a real memorial at the entrance to the city from Moscow, worthy of the memory of the fallen.
The competition for the best monument design was won by the work of sculptor Fyodor Sushkov.
The Monument of Glory was inaugurated on January 24, 1967, on the eve of Voronezh Liberation Day.
On May 7, 2009, the remains of Major General Alexander Lizyukov and seven unknown soldiers were solemnly reburied at the memorial from an unmarked mass grave.
The central part of the memorial complex is a sculptural group made of concrete. A slab depicting a woman and a baby stands above the figure of a dying Soviet soldier.
The bas-relief on the slab shows us that in his last moments the warrior was thinking about those for whom he gave his life.
At the same time, the symbolism of the monument can be read differently. Its creator, Fyodor Sushkov, was a religious man.
He also introduced Christian motifs into Soviet monumental sculpture.
It is easy for a woman who is nursing a baby to recognize the Virgin, and her hair resembles a halo.
The memorial also includes plaques with the names of those buried, in front of which the Eternal Flame burns, as well as a monument with a bust of General Lizyukov, created later.
Initially, the Monument of Glory was the first thing seen by those entering Voronezh on the highway from Moscow. Since then, the city has grown, and today the memorial is located inside a densely populated area.
And in 2000, a red plexiglass pyramid was erected nearby, in the middle of the roundabout at the intersection of Moskovsky Prospekt and Holzunov Street, which visitors may mistake for a monument to Glory.
Memorial is 4 km from AMAKS Park Hotel on Moskovsky Prospekt. The nearest stop from the monument is Monument of Glory.
About 10,000 soldiers and officers found their last resting place in mass grave No. 2 near Zadonskoye Highway.
The names of most of them remained unknown.
A modest metal obelisk with a five-pointed star designed by architect Nikolai Troitsky was erected over the burial site.
In 1964, Voronezh residents decided to build a real memorial at the entrance to the city from Moscow, worthy of the memory of the fallen.
The competition for the best monument design was won by the work of sculptor Fyodor Sushkov.
The Monument of Glory was inaugurated on January 24, 1967, on the eve of Voronezh Liberation Day.
On May 7, 2009, the remains of Major General Alexander Lizyukov and seven unknown soldiers were solemnly reburied at the memorial from an unmarked mass grave.
The central part of the memorial complex is a sculptural group made of concrete. A slab depicting a woman and a baby stands above the figure of a dying Soviet soldier.
The bas-relief on the slab shows us that in his last moments the warrior was thinking about those for whom he gave his life.
At the same time, the symbolism of the monument can be read differently. Its creator, Fyodor Sushkov, was a religious man.
He also introduced Christian motifs into Soviet monumental sculpture.
It is easy for a woman who is nursing a baby to recognize the Virgin, and her hair resembles a halo.
The memorial also includes plaques with the names of those buried, in front of which the Eternal Flame burns, as well as a monument with a bust of General Lizyukov, created later.
Initially, the Monument of Glory was the first thing seen by those entering Voronezh on the highway from Moscow. Since then, the city has grown, and today the memorial is located inside a densely populated area.
And in 2000, a red plexiglass pyramid was erected nearby, in the middle of the roundabout at the intersection of Moskovsky Prospekt and Holzunov Street, which visitors may mistake for a monument to Glory.
Memorial is 4 km from AMAKS Park Hotel on Moskovsky Prospekt. The nearest stop from the monument is Monument of Glory.
