Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg)Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg)

Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg)

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Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery (Russian: Пискарёвское мемориа́льное кла́дбище) is located in Saint Petersburg, on the Avenue of the Unvanquished (Проспект Непокорённых), dedicated mostly to the victims of the Siege of Leningrad.

Memorial complex

The memorial complex designed by Alexander Vasiliev and Yevgeniy Levinson was opened on May 9, 1960. About 420,000 civilians and 50,000 soldiers of the Leningrad Front were buried in 186 mass graves. Near the entrance an eternal flame is located. A marble plate affirms that from September 4, 1941 to January 22, 1944 107,158 air bombs were dropped on the city, 148,478 shells were fired, 16,744 men died, 33,782 were wounded and 641,803 died of starvation.

The center of the architectural composition is the bronze monument symbolizing the Mother Motherland, by sculptors Vera Isaeva and Robert Taurit.

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Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg)

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        The artists V.V. Isaeva and R.K. Taurit made the sculpture of the Motherland. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 2

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        The artists V.V. Isaeva and R.K. Taurit made the sculpture of the Motherland. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 2

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        La Madre Patria sostiene una guirnalda de hojas de roble trenzada con una cinta fúnebre como si la pusiera en las tumbas de personas que sacrificaron sus vidas en nombre de la Patria. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 3

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        La Madre Patria sostiene una guirnalda de hojas de roble trenzada con una cinta fúnebre como si la pusiera en las tumbas de personas que sacrificaron sus vidas en nombre de la Patria. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 3

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        Mother Motherland holds garland of oak leaves braided with funeral ribbon as if she lays it on the graves of people who sacrificed their lives in the name of Motherland. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 4

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        Mother Motherland holds garland of oak leaves braided with funeral ribbon as if she lays it on the graves of people who sacrificed their lives in the name of Motherland. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 4

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        The bronze monument symbolizing the Mother Motherland. Victory Day (9 May). Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 5

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        The bronze monument symbolizing the Mother Motherland. Victory Day (9 May). Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 5

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        Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 6

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        The eternal flame on the upper terrace is dedicated to the memory of all the victims of the Siege of Leningrad and heroic defenders of the city. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 23

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        The eternal flame on the upper terrace is dedicated to the memory of all the victims of the Siege of Leningrad and heroic defenders of the city. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 23

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        Those who died on the cruiser Kirov are buried here. 102 seamen on the cruiser died on 4 April 1942 in battle with Fascist bombers. Piedra conmemorativa que indica el año del entierro de civiles en una fosa común. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 27

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        Those who died on the cruiser Kirov are buried here. 102 seamen on the cruiser died on 4 April 1942 in battle with Fascist bombers. Piedra conmemorativa que indica el año del entierro de civiles en una fosa común. Monument of the Motherland (Saint Petersburg) 27

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