Dear friends and colleagues,
We express our deepest congratulations on the 77th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War!
The importance of the Victory of the Soviet Union over the fascists and the need to cherish our memory of that heroism cannot be underestimated in the modern world.
For the people of Eurasia the Victory Day is a sacred celebration of joy with tears in the eyes, dignity and gratitude to their ancestors for the peaceful sky above our heads.
We wish you good health, peace and prosperity.
📷: Yandex
#EAEU
#memory
We express our deepest congratulations on the 77th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War!
The importance of the Victory of the Soviet Union over the fascists and the need to cherish our memory of that heroism cannot be underestimated in the modern world.
For the people of Eurasia the Victory Day is a sacred celebration of joy with tears in the eyes, dignity and gratitude to their ancestors for the peaceful sky above our heads.
We wish you good health, peace and prosperity.
📷: Yandex
#EAEU
#memory
Dear friends and colleagues,
In order to cherish the memory of our heroes of the Great Patriotic War, we launch a new rubric #memory within which we will tell you about the monuments and memorials in the EAEU that honor the Great Victory.
We start with the image of the Motherland or, as it is called in Russian, Mother-Homeland. Usually taking the form of a sculpture of a woman, it can be found in the countries of the EAEU:
📍The Motherland Calls on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia. It was designed by Yevgeny Vuchetich and Nikolai Nikitin and opened in 1967.
📍The monument to the Motherland at the Victors Avenue in Minsk, Belarus. It was designed by Victor Zankovich and opened in 1985.
📍Mother Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia. It was designed by Rafayel Israyelian and Ara Harutyunyan and opened in 1967.
📍Mother Armenia in Gyumri, Armenia. It was designed by Rafik Yeghoyan, Ara Sargsian, Yerem Vartanyan, Gaspar Gasparyan and opened in 1975.
📷: Yandex
#EAEU
#memory
In order to cherish the memory of our heroes of the Great Patriotic War, we launch a new rubric #memory within which we will tell you about the monuments and memorials in the EAEU that honor the Great Victory.
We start with the image of the Motherland or, as it is called in Russian, Mother-Homeland. Usually taking the form of a sculpture of a woman, it can be found in the countries of the EAEU:
📍The Motherland Calls on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia. It was designed by Yevgeny Vuchetich and Nikolai Nikitin and opened in 1967.
📍The monument to the Motherland at the Victors Avenue in Minsk, Belarus. It was designed by Victor Zankovich and opened in 1985.
📍Mother Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia. It was designed by Rafayel Israyelian and Ara Harutyunyan and opened in 1967.
📍Mother Armenia in Gyumri, Armenia. It was designed by Rafik Yeghoyan, Ara Sargsian, Yerem Vartanyan, Gaspar Gasparyan and opened in 1975.
📷: Yandex
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In Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) and Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) there are no official monuments to the Motherland in the form of a woman, but there are two memorials cherishing the memory of the Great Patriotic and featuring women:
📌 The Victory Monument in Bishkek. The central element of the monument is a woman, waiting for her family to return home from the war. Designed by Viacheslav Bukhaev, Vladimir Lyzenko, Mikhail Anikushin and Turgunbai Sadykov, the memorial was opened in 1985.
📌 The Otan Qorgaushylar Monument in Nur-Sultan. The central element of the monument is a woman holding a golden cup and calling for peace and prosperity. Designed by Amangeldy Beksultanov and his team, the memorial was opened in 2001.
📷: Yandex
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#memory
📌 The Victory Monument in Bishkek. The central element of the monument is a woman, waiting for her family to return home from the war. Designed by Viacheslav Bukhaev, Vladimir Lyzenko, Mikhail Anikushin and Turgunbai Sadykov, the memorial was opened in 1985.
📌 The Otan Qorgaushylar Monument in Nur-Sultan. The central element of the monument is a woman holding a golden cup and calling for peace and prosperity. Designed by Amangeldy Beksultanov and his team, the memorial was opened in 2001.
📷: Yandex
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The heroism of the 316th Rifle Division, commanded by the legendary Soviet general Ivan Panfilov, is highly commemorated in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.
In 1941, the Red Army's 316th Rifle Division or the Panfilov Division took part in the Battle of Moscow. Consisting mainly of recruits from the Kazakh and the Kirghiz Soviet Republics, the Division is most famous for the Battle of Dubosekovo (November, 1941).
In the EAEU, the memory of the Division is cherished is multiple monuments, for example:
📍The monument to Ivan Panfilov in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). It was designed by Olga Manuilova and opened in 1942. In 2021 it was renewed.
📍The Memorial of Glory in Almaty (Kazakhstan). It was designed by Toleu Basenov, Rustem Seidalin and their team and opened in 1975.
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In 1941, the Red Army's 316th Rifle Division or the Panfilov Division took part in the Battle of Moscow. Consisting mainly of recruits from the Kazakh and the Kirghiz Soviet Republics, the Division is most famous for the Battle of Dubosekovo (November, 1941).
In the EAEU, the memory of the Division is cherished is multiple monuments, for example:
📍The monument to Ivan Panfilov in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). It was designed by Olga Manuilova and opened in 1942. In 2021 it was renewed.
📍The Memorial of Glory in Almaty (Kazakhstan). It was designed by Toleu Basenov, Rustem Seidalin and their team and opened in 1975.
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The Eternal flame is a common symbol of commemoration. Burning or glowing for an indefinite amount of time, it helps the living to remember the sacrifice of the dead.
The history of the Eternal flame dates back to Ancient Rome. In the XX century it was lit in 1923 at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The first Eternal flame in the Soviet Union was lit in 1957 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg).
Nowadays the Eternal flame is one of the key elements of almost every memorial of the EAEU countries dedicated to the World War II. Today we'll name only some of them.
🔥the Eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier (Moscow, Russia). Created by Nikolai Tomsky, Dmitri Burdin and their team, it was unveiled in 1967.
🔥 the Eternal flame at the Khatyn memorial (Khatyn village, Belarus). Created by Leonid Levin, Yuri Gradov and their team, it was unveiled in 1969.
🔥 the Eternal flame in the park of Chinghiz Aitmatov (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan). It was created by Askar Isayev and lit in 1971.
📷: Yandex
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The history of the Eternal flame dates back to Ancient Rome. In the XX century it was lit in 1923 at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The first Eternal flame in the Soviet Union was lit in 1957 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg).
Nowadays the Eternal flame is one of the key elements of almost every memorial of the EAEU countries dedicated to the World War II. Today we'll name only some of them.
🔥the Eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier (Moscow, Russia). Created by Nikolai Tomsky, Dmitri Burdin and their team, it was unveiled in 1967.
🔥 the Eternal flame at the Khatyn memorial (Khatyn village, Belarus). Created by Leonid Levin, Yuri Gradov and their team, it was unveiled in 1969.
🔥 the Eternal flame in the park of Chinghiz Aitmatov (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan). It was created by Askar Isayev and lit in 1971.
📷: Yandex
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#memory
The Siege of Leningrad is one of the most terrible pages of the Great Patriotic War.
During 2,5 years the city was blocked from the rest of the world. During that period the city lost nearly a half of its residents.
The heroism of the North capital of Russia is cherished in various memorials of the EAEU:
📍Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery (Saint Petersburg, Russia), the main memorial of the siege of the city. The memorial complex was created by Alexander Vasiliev, Yevgeny Levinson and their team and opened in 1960.
📍The monuments to the children of the sieged Leningrad in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan, opened in 2012) and Yerevan (Armenia, opened in 2015). During the siege a lot of children were evacuated by the Road of Life and sent to the south of the Soviet Union.
The monument in Bishkek (picture 2) has a story behind: it is dedicated to Toktogon Altibasarova, a resident of a kyrgyz village, who in the age of 16 years took care of 150 children, evacuated from the sieged Leningrad.
📷: Yandex
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#memory
During 2,5 years the city was blocked from the rest of the world. During that period the city lost nearly a half of its residents.
The heroism of the North capital of Russia is cherished in various memorials of the EAEU:
📍Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery (Saint Petersburg, Russia), the main memorial of the siege of the city. The memorial complex was created by Alexander Vasiliev, Yevgeny Levinson and their team and opened in 1960.
📍The monuments to the children of the sieged Leningrad in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan, opened in 2012) and Yerevan (Armenia, opened in 2015). During the siege a lot of children were evacuated by the Road of Life and sent to the south of the Soviet Union.
The monument in Bishkek (picture 2) has a story behind: it is dedicated to Toktogon Altibasarova, a resident of a kyrgyz village, who in the age of 16 years took care of 150 children, evacuated from the sieged Leningrad.
📷: Yandex
#EAEU
#memory